Chapter 10 of The Unclassed is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Unclassed is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter. How many more to the end of the story? How many more scenes till the farce is played out? There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom. Freedom!
Chapter 10 of The Unclassed is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state categorically
From this reading “There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.”
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.”
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading “There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.”
enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
From this reading “There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.”
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading “How many more scenes till the farce is played out?”
showing or representing to advantage
From this reading “There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.”
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading “How many more scenes till the farce is played out?”
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading “BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
state categorically
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
showing or representing to advantage
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
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From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
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From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
(of games) engaged in
From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
in or at that place or location
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
up to a particular time
From this reading How many more scenes till the farce is played out?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How many more to the end of the story?
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading BY THE WAYSIDE "So there ends another chapter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is something flattering to one's vanity in this careless playing with fate; it is edifying, moreover, to set circumstances at defiance in this way, now and then, to assert one's freedom.
Chapter 10 of The Unclassed by George Gissing holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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