The Pools of Silence

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By H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 32 of The Pools of Silence by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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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THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer.

De Wiart was a man eminently fitted for his post.

He had a genius for organization and overseeing.

He would not have been worth a centime away up-country, for his heart was far too good to allow him to personally supervise the working of the niggers, but at M'Bina he was worth a good deal to the Government that employed him.

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Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The Pools of Silence is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face. He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer. De Wiart was a man eminently fitted for his post. He had a genius for organization and overseeing. He would not have been worth a centime away up-country, for his heart was far too good to allow him to personally supervise the working of the niggers, but at M'Bina he was worth a good deal to the Government that employed him.

The Pools of Silence

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The Pools of Silence is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

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He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer.

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De Wiart was a man eminently fitted for his post.

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He had a genius for organization and overseeing.

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Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “He would not have been worth a centime away up-country, for his heart was far too good to allow him to personally supervise the working of the niggers, but at M'Bina he was worth a good deal to the Government that employed him.”

Fitted adjective US /ˈfɪtɪd/

prepared and equipped for a particular purpose

From this reading “De Wiart was a man eminently fitted for his post.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

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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 THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

allow

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From this reading He would not have been worth a centime away up-country, for his heart was far too good to allow him to personally supervise the working of the niggers, but at M'Bina he was worth a good deal to the Government that employed him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

assistance

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From this reading He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

away

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beard

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

big

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

blond

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

centime

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chief

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

Commissioner

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

deal

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District

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

eminently

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From this reading De Wiart was a man eminently fitted for his post.

employed

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face

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

far

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fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/

prepared and equipped for a particular purpose

From this reading De Wiart was a man eminently fitted for his post.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading De Wiart was a man eminently fitted for his post.

genius

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From this reading He had a genius for organization and overseeing.

good

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good-natured

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

Government

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had a genius for organization and overseeing.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer.

heart

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himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading De Wiart was a man eminently fitted for his post.

Laer

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From this reading He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer.

M'Bina

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

man

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

named

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From this reading He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer.

niggers

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notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer.

organization

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From this reading He had a genius for organization and overseeing.

overseeing

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From this reading He had a genius for organization and overseeing.

personally

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post

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From this reading He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer.

subordinate

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From this reading He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer.

SUBSTITUTE

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

supervise

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

too

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up-country

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Van

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From this reading He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

Wiart

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From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE SUBSTITUTE District Commissioner De Wiart, chief at M'Bina, was a big man with a blond beard and a good-natured face.

worked

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From this reading He worked the post at M'Bina with the assistance of a subordinate named Van Laer.

working

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worth

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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

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