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Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By H. G. (Herbert George) Wells • Curated US English Learning Edition

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My inclination to refuse the whole thing increased rather than diminished at first as I went along the Embankment.

In my uncle’s presence there had been a sort of glamour that had prevented an outright refusal.

It was a revival of affection for him I felt in his presence, I think, in part, and in part an instinctive feeling that I must consider him as my host.

But much more was it a curious persuasion he had the knack of inspiring—a persuasion not so much of his integrity and capacity as of the reciprocal and yielding foolishness of the world.

One felt that he was silly and wild, but in some way silly and wild after the fashion of the universe.

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Tono-Bungay H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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Chapter XIII

Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

My inclination to refuse the whole thing increased rather than diminished at first as I went along the Embankment. In my uncle’s presence there had been a sort of glamour that had prevented an outright refusal. It was a revival of affection for him I felt in his presence, I think, in part, and in part an instinctive feeling that I must consider him as my host. But much more was it a curious persuasion he had the knack of inspiring—a persuasion not so much of his integrity and capacity as of the reciprocal and yielding foolishness of the world. One felt that he was silly and wild, but in some way silly and wild after the fashion of the universe.

Tono-Bungay

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

My inclination to refuse the whole thing increased rather than diminished at first as I went along the Embankment.

Line 2

In my uncle’s presence there had been a sort of glamour that had prevented an outright refusal.

Line 3

It was a revival of affection for him I felt in his presence, I think, in part, and in part an instinctive feeling that I must consider him as my host.

Line 4

But much more was it a curious persuasion he had the knack of inspiring—a persuasion not so much of his integrity and capacity as of the reciprocal and yielding foolishness of the world.

Line 5

One felt that he was silly and wild, but in some way silly and wild after the fashion of the universe.

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a

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affection

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after

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along

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an

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and

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as

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at

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been

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But

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capacity

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consider

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curious

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diminished

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Embankment

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fashion

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feeling

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felt

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first

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foolishness

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for

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glamour

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had

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he

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him

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his

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host

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I

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In

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inclination

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increased

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inspiring

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instinctive

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integrity

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It

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knack

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more

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much

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must

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My

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not

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of

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One

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outright

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part

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persuasion

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presence

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prevented

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rather

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reciprocal

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refusal

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refuse

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revival

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silly

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so

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some

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sort

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than

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that

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the

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there

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thing

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think

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to

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uncle's

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universe

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was

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way

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went

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whole

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wild

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world

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yielding

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Chapter 13 of Tono-Bungay by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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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