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The Moon and Sixpence

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Moon and Sixpence is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I did not see Strickland for several weeks.
I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.
I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.
It requires a very lively passion to steel me to my own ridicule.
There was a sardonic sincerity in Strickland which made me sensitive to anything that might suggest a pose.
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The Moon and Sixpence

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Moon and Sixpence is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I did not see Strickland for several weeks.
Line 2
I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.
Line 3
I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.
Line 4
It requires a very lively passion to steel me to my own ridicule.
Line 5
There was a sardonic sincerity in Strickland which made me sensitive to anything that might suggest a pose.

All words in this reading · 74

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a

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

always

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

am

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

an

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

and

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

any

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

anyone

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

anything

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From this reading There was a sardonic sincerity in Strickland which made me sensitive to anything that might suggest a pose.

assumption

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

awkward

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

been

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

but

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

did

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From this reading I did not see Strickland for several weeks.

disgusted

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

element

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

for

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From this reading I did not see Strickland for several weeks.

glad

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

had

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

has

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

have

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

him

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

humour

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

I

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From this reading I did not see Strickland for several weeks.

if

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

in

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

indignation

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

is

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

it

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

little

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

lively

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From this reading It requires a very lively passion to steel me to my own ridicule.

made

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From this reading There was a sardonic sincerity in Strickland which made me sensitive to anything that might suggest a pose.

makes

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

me

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From this reading It requires a very lively passion to steel me to my own ridicule.

might

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From this reading There was a sardonic sincerity in Strickland which made me sensitive to anything that might suggest a pose.

moral

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

my

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From this reading It requires a very lively passion to steel me to my own ridicule.

no

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

not

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From this reading I did not see Strickland for several weeks.

object

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

of

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

opportunity

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

out

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

own

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From this reading It requires a very lively passion to steel me to my own ridicule.

passion

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From this reading It requires a very lively passion to steel me to my own ridicule.

pose

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From this reading There was a sardonic sincerity in Strickland which made me sensitive to anything that might suggest a pose.

purpose

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

requires

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From this reading It requires a very lively passion to steel me to my own ridicule.

ridicule

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From this reading It requires a very lively passion to steel me to my own ridicule.

sardonic

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From this reading There was a sardonic sincerity in Strickland which made me sensitive to anything that might suggest a pose.

saw

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

see

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I did not see Strickland for several weeks.

seeking

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

self-satisfaction

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

sense

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

sensitive

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From this reading There was a sardonic sincerity in Strickland which made me sensitive to anything that might suggest a pose.

several

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From this reading I did not see Strickland for several weeks.

should

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

shy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

sincerity

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From this reading There was a sardonic sincerity in Strickland which made me sensitive to anything that might suggest a pose.

so

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

steel

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From this reading It requires a very lively passion to steel me to my own ridicule.

Strickland

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From this reading I did not see Strickland for several weeks.

suggest

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From this reading There was a sardonic sincerity in Strickland which made me sensitive to anything that might suggest a pose.

tell

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

that

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From this reading There was a sardonic sincerity in Strickland which made me sensitive to anything that might suggest a pose.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

there

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

very

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From this reading It requires a very lively passion to steel me to my own ridicule.

was

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From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

weeks

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From this reading I did not see Strickland for several weeks.

which

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From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

who

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I am a little shy of any assumption of moral indignation; there is always in it an element of self-satisfaction which makes it awkward to anyone who has a sense of humour.

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I was disgusted with him, and if I had had an opportunity should have been glad to tell him so, but I saw no object in seeking him out for the purpose.

Chapter 22 of The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 22 of The Moon and Sixpence contain?

Chapter 22 holds 103 sentences of The Moon and Sixpence, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 22 of The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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.

How do I study chapter 22 of The Moon and Sixpence?

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Each of the 21 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 22 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 22 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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About 427 minutes of reading across 1026 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Moon and Sixpence, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Confess
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First
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Acquaintance
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Charles
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