Chapter 11 of The Inheritors is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Inheritors is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?" I did not answer. "What does it all mean?" he said again. "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined. And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
Chapter 11 of The Inheritors is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give advice to
From this reading “"Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"”
react verbally
From this reading “I did not answer.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “"If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"”
in an unqualified manner
From this reading “"Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"”
plural of “debenture” — the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future
From this reading “"Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “"If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.”
hit hard
From this reading “And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.”
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give advice to
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
anew
From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
react verbally
From this reading I did not answer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
in an unqualified manner
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
plural of “debenture” — the ability of a customer to obtain goods or services before payment, based on the trust that payment will be made in the future
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
the act of departing
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not answer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
express in words
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
hit hard
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
express in words
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they say that Mr. Gurnard is going to smash it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "If this bill doesn't get through, I tell you I shall be ruined.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does it all mean?" he said again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Didn't you," he began categorically; "didn't you advise me to buy those debentures of de Mersch's?"
Chapter 11 of The Inheritors by Joseph Conrad holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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