Chapter 10 of The Magician is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of The Magician is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage. It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows: When you receive this I shall be on my way to London. I was married to Oliver Haddo this morning. I love him as I never loved Arthur.
Chapter 10 of The Magician is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.”
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “I love him as I never loved Arthur.”
cheese containing a blue mold
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
From this reading “Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “I was married to Oliver Haddo this morning.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading I love him as I never loved Arthur.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
cheese containing a blue mold
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)
From this reading Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was married to Oliver Haddo this morning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I love him as I never loved Arthur.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love him as I never loved Arthur.
held dear
From this reading I love him as I never loved Arthur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.
joined in matrimony
From this reading I was married to Oliver Haddo this morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I was married to Oliver Haddo this morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I love him as I never loved Arthur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
a brief written record
From this reading Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading I was married to Oliver Haddo this morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
get something; come into possession of
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a _petit bleu_ sent off from the Gare du Nord, and ran as follows:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
at the time that
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Susie stared without comprehension at the note that announced Margaret’s marriage.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you receive this I shall be on my way to London.
Chapter 10 of The Magician by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 302 sentences, grouped into 61 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.
Chapter 10 holds 302 sentences of The Magician, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Magician by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 302 sentences, grouped into 61 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 61 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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