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The unwelcome man
The unwelcome man

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of The unwelcome man is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 16 of The unwelcome man by Waldo David Frank holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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Chapter 16 holds 407 sentences of The unwelcome man, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.

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Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.
He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.
It could not be!
It must not be!
He would save his ideals; he would not be a Judas to his Christ.
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The unwelcome man

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of The unwelcome man is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.
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He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.
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It could not be!
/ɪt kʊd nɑːt biː/
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It must not be!
/ɪt mʌst nɑːt biː/
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He would save his ideals; he would not be a Judas to his Christ.

Learner Dictionary

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “It could not be!”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “It must not be!”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.”

Save preposition US /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading “He would save his ideals; he would not be a Judas to his Christ.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “He would save his ideals; he would not be a Judas to his Christ.”

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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 He would save his ideals; he would not be a Judas to his Christ.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It could not be!

BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

birth

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From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

bowed

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From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

Christ

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From this reading He would save his ideals; he would not be a Judas to his Christ.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It could not be!

delirious

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From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

fire

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From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

fro

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From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

hands

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From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

head

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From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

ideals

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From this reading He would save his ideals; he would not be a Judas to his Christ.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It could not be!

Judas

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From this reading He would save his ideals; he would not be a Judas to his Christ.

jumped

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From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

last

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From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

made

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From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

menace

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From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading It must not be!

new

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From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

paced

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From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

Quincy

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From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

quit

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From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

room

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From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading He would save his ideals; he would not be a Judas to his Christ.

seat

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From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

storm

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From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

tremulously

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

From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Before this menace of fire, Quincy at last jumped from his seat, which the storm had not made him quit.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He paced his room, to and fro, delirious with this new birth, hands tremulously open, and head bowed.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading He would save his ideals; he would not be a Judas to his Christ.