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The Man Who Lost Himself

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
Red rage filled him.
He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.
Well, he would bite.
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The Man Who Lost Himself

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of The Man Who Lost Himself is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.
/ə dʒʌst mæn ˈæŋɡərd wen θɪŋz ɑːr paɪld wʌn ɑːn tɑːp ʌv əˈnʌðər bɪˈɑːnd ə ˈsɜːrtən haɪt ðeɪ ˈdʒenərəli kʌm daʊn wɪð ə kræʃ/
Line 2
That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.
/ðæt wʌn wɜːrd ˈsʌndeɪ wɑːz ðə læst strɔː fɔːr dʒoʊnz ˈswiːpɪŋ əˈweɪ ˈbrekfəst bæŋk ənd ˈevriθɪŋ ˈkʌmɪŋ ɑːn tɑːp ʌv ðə ɪˈvents ʌv ðə læst ˈtwentifɔːr ˈaʊərz ɪt brɔːt hɪz ˈmentəl kəmˈpleɪsənsi tuː ˈruːən ˈruːən frʌm wɪtʃ ʃɑːt ˈbleɪzɪŋ dʒets ʌv ræθ/
Line 3
Red rage filled him.
/red reɪdʒ fɪld hɪm/
Line 4
He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.
/hiː hæd bɪn meɪd ɡeɪm ʌv ˈevəri mæn ənd ˈevriθɪŋ wɑːz əˈɡenst hɪm/
Line 5
Well, he would bite.
/wel hiː wʊd baɪt/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

angered adjective US /ˈæŋɡərd/

marked by extreme anger

From this reading “A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.”

blazing adjective US /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

shining intensely

From this reading “That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.”

complacency noun US /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

From this reading “That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.”

crash verb US /kræʃ/

fall or come down violently

From this reading “A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.”

jets noun US /dʒets/

plural of “jet” — an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

From this reading “That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.”

piled verb US /paɪld/

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading “A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.”

sweeping adjective US /ˈswiːpɪŋ/

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading “That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.”

twenty-four adjective US /ˈtwentifɔːr/

being four more than twenty

From this reading “That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.”

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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 A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

ANGEREDadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡərd/

marked by extreme anger

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

banknounUS /bæŋk/

sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

biteverbUS /baɪt/

to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

From this reading Well, he would bite.

blazingadjectiveUS /ˈbleɪzɪŋ/

shining intensely

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

complacencynounUS /kəmˈpleɪsənsi/

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

crashverbUS /kræʃ/

fall or come down violently

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Red rage filled him.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.

generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.

heightnounUS /haɪt/

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Red rage filled him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

jetsnounUS /dʒets/

plural of “jet” — an airplane powered by one or more jet engines

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

JonesnounUS /dʒoʊnz/

United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

JUSTadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading He had been made game of, every man and everything was against him.

MANnounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

piledverbUS /paɪld/

past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading Red rage filled him.

RednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading Red rage filled him.

ruinnounUS /ˈruːən/

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

shotnounUS /ʃɑːt/

the act of firing a projectile

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

strawnounUS /strɔː/

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/

taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

topnounUS /tɑːp/

the upper part of anything

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/

being four more than twenty

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

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, he would bite.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A JUST MAN ANGERED When things are piled one on top of another beyond a certain height, they generally come down with a crash.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Well, he would bite.

wrathnounUS /ræθ/

intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

From this reading That one word "Sunday" was the last straw for Jones, sweeping away breakfast, bank and everything; coming on top of the events of the last twenty-four hours, it brought his mental complacency to ruin, ruin from which shot blazing jets of wrath.

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