Chapter 10 of The Prisoner is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Prisoner is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You think he's the same man he was in college." "Fellows like Moore don't change. There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out." "Jeffrey, I assure you he has changed. He's a power for good.
Chapter 10 of The Prisoner is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
make certain of
From this reading “"Jeffrey, I assure you he has changed.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “"Jeffrey, I assure you he has changed.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “"You think he's the same man he was in college."”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Fellows like Moore don't change.”
in an inherent manner
From this reading “There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out."”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “"Fellows like Moore don't change.”
very bad
From this reading “There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out."”
make sweeter in taste
From this reading “There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He's a power for good.
make certain of
From this reading "Jeffrey, I assure you he has changed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Fellows like Moore don't change.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "Jeffrey, I assure you he has changed.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading "You think he's the same man he was in college."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fellows like Moore don't change.
a quad with a square body
From this reading There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Fellows like Moore don't change.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He's a power for good.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He's a power for good.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Jeffrey, I assure you he has changed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You think he's the same man he was in college."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You think he's the same man he was in college."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Jeffrey, I assure you he has changed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You think he's the same man he was in college."
in an inherent manner
From this reading There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jeffrey, I assure you he has changed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Fellows like Moore don't change.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "You think he's the same man he was in college."
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading "Fellows like Moore don't change.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out."
possession of controlling influence
From this reading He's a power for good.
very bad
From this reading There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "You think he's the same man he was in college."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out."
make sweeter in taste
From this reading There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You think he's the same man he was in college."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's something inherently rotten in 'em you can't sweeten out."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You think he's the same man he was in college."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You think he's the same man he was in college."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You think he's the same man he was in college."
Chapter 10 of The Prisoner by Alice Brown holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of The Prisoner, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Prisoner by Alice Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Prisoner, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
