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The Shadow Line: A Confession
The Shadow Line: A Confession

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Shadow Line: A Confession is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
The sparkle of the sea filled my eyes.
It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.
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The Shadow Line: A Confession

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Shadow Line: A Confession is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.
Line 2
The sparkle of the sea filled my eyes.
Line 3
It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.
Line 4
The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.
Line 5
The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.

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advent

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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.

after

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

and

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

at

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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.

barren

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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.

bunk

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

carved

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

clatter

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

course

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

curve

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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.

deck

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

edge

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

empty

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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.

escaping

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

eyes

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From this reading The sparkle of the sea filled my eyes.

filled

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From this reading The sparkle of the sea filled my eyes.

first

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

folds

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

from

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

gorgeous

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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.

granite

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

hand

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

heard

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

heave

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

helm

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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.

his

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

hope

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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.

hung

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

I

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

impetuosity

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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.

It

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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.

made

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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.

man

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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.

monotonous

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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.

more

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

motionless

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

moved

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

my

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

no

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

noted

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

of

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

on

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

over

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

perilous

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

person

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

purpose

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

pursued

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

returning

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

sagging

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

sails

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

scissors

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

sea

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From this reading The sparkle of the sea filled my eyes.

sky

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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.

slack

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

slightly

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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.

sparkle

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From this reading The sparkle of the sea filled my eyes.

start

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From this reading The impetuosity of my advent made the man at the helm start slightly.

surfaces

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

than

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

the

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

their

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

them

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

then

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

to

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

under

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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.

V

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

very

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From this reading The sails hung motionless and slack, the very folds of their sagging surfaces moved no more than carved granite.

was

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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.

whole

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From this reading V I heard the clatter of the scissors escaping from his hand, noted the perilous heave of his whole person over the edge of the bunk after them, and then, returning to my first purpose, pursued my course on the deck.

without

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From this reading It was gorgeous and barren, monotonous and without hope under the empty curve of the sky.

Chapter 10 of The Shadow Line: A Confession by Joseph Conrad holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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.

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Chapter 10 holds 224 sentences of The Shadow Line: A Confession, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Shadow Line: A Confession

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Shadow Line: A Confession, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Borys
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Shadow Line: A Confession; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Others
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Shadow Line: A Confession; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Himself
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Shadow Line: A Confession; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Crossed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Shadow Line: A Confession; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.