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Westover said, “Thank you,” as he dropped on the log, and Whitwell added, relentingly: “I don't suppose a fellow's so much to blame, if he's got the devil in him, as what the devil is.”

He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

It may be original sin with the fellow himself.”

“Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.

“But I guess it ain't original sin in the boy.

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Chapter II

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Westover said, “Thank you,” as he dropped on the log, and Whitwell added, relentingly: “I don't suppose a fellow's so much to blame, if he's got the devil in him, as what the devil is.” He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil. It may be original sin with the fellow himself.” “Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent. “But I guess it ain't original sin in the boy.

The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete

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Chapter 2 of The Landlord at Lion's Head — Complete is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Westover said, “Thank you,” as he dropped on the log, and Whitwell added, relentingly: “I don't suppose a fellow's so much to blame, if he's got the devil in him, as what the devil is.”

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He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

Line 3

It may be original sin with the fellow himself.”

/ɪt meɪ biː ərˈɪdʒənəl sɪn wɪð ðə ˈfeloʊ hɪmˈself/

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“Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.

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“But I guess it ain't original sin in the boy.

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assent noun US /əˈsent/

agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

From this reading ““Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.”

distinction noun US /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading ““Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.”

fellow's noun US /ˈfeloʊz/

possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading “Westover said, “Thank you,” as he dropped on the log, and Whitwell added, relentingly: “I don't suppose a fellow's so much to blame, if he's got the devil in him, as what the devil is.””

log verb US /lɔːɡ/

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

original adjective US /ərˈɪdʒənəl/

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading “It may be original sin with the fellow himself.””

referred verb US /rəˈfɜːrd/

inflected form of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading “He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.”

sin noun US /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading “It may be original sin with the fellow himself.””

twinkle verb US /ˈtwɪŋkəl/

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading “He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Westover said, “Thank you,” as he dropped on the log, and Whitwell added, relentingly: “I don't suppose a fellow's so much to blame, if he's got the devil in him, as what the devil is.”

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

ain't

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From this reading “But I guess it ain't original sin in the boy.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

assentnounUS /əˈsent/

agreement with a statement or proposal to do something

From this reading “Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It may be original sin with the fellow himself.”

blameverbUS /bleɪm/

put or pin the blame on

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading “But I guess it ain't original sin in the boy.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But I guess it ain't original sin in the boy.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

distinctionnounUS /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/

a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

From this reading “Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.

don't

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droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/

inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading It may be original sin with the fellow himself.”

fellow'snounUS /ˈfeloʊz/

possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

guessverbUS /ɡes/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading “But I guess it ain't original sin in the boy.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

he's

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himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading It may be original sin with the fellow himself.”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It may be original sin with the fellow himself.”

It's

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From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

logverbUS /lɔːɡ/

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It may be original sin with the fellow himself.”

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading It may be original sin with the fellow himself.”

pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading “Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading “Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.

referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/

inflected form of “refer” — make reference to

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

relentingly

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saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

sinnounUS /sɪn/

estrangement from god

From this reading It may be original sin with the fellow himself.”

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.

supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/

express a supposition

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading “Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.

ThankverbUS /θæŋk/

express gratitude or show appreciation to

that's

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From this reading “Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

twinkleverbUS /ˈtwɪŋkəl/

gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Well, that's something so,” said Whitwell, with pleasure in the distinction rather than assent.

Westover

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whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

Whitwell

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whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He referred the point with a twinkle of his eyes to Westover, who said: “It's always a question, of course, whether it's the devil.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

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