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Tono-Bungay

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.
He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.
He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.
And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.
He talked very well.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tono-Bungay

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Tono-Bungay is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.
Line 2
He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.
Line 3
He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.
Line 4
And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.
Line 5
He talked very well.

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, and audio.

Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.”

Secret noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.”

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a

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From this reading There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.

all

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

and

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

at

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

began

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From this reading And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.

business

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

clear

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curious

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From this reading There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.

didn't

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

evidently

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From this reading There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.

far

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

for

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From this reading And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.

gain

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From this reading And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.

give

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

go

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

had

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

He

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

hesitations

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him

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From this reading There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.

his

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

how

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

hundred

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

idea

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

immense

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

in

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From this reading There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.

indicate

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

Island

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it

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

just

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

like

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

miles

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

Mordet

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

no

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

of

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From this reading There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.

other

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From this reading And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.

ought

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

people

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

position

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

presently

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From this reading And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.

samples

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

secretiveness

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From this reading There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.

so

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From this reading And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.

strain

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From this reading There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.

talk

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From this reading And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.

talked

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From this reading He talked very well.

that

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

the

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

There

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From this reading There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.

these

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From this reading And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.

things

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From this reading And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.

this

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

three

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

time

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From this reading And so presently, to gain time for these hesitations of his, he began to talk of other things.

to

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

us

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

value

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

very

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From this reading He talked very well.

was

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From this reading There was evidently a curious strain of secretiveness in him.

well

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From this reading He talked very well.

with

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From this reading He had it clear in his mind that he had a secret of immense value, and he had no idea at all of just how far he ought to go with business people.

within

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

wouldn't

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From this reading He didn’t like to give us samples, and he wouldn’t indicate within three hundred miles the position of this Mordet Island of his.

Chapter 22 of Tono-Bungay by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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.

What does chapter 22 of Tono-Bungay contain?

Chapter 22 holds 215 sentences of Tono-Bungay, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 22 of Tono-Bungay by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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.

How do I study chapter 22 of Tono-Bungay?

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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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About 600 minutes of reading across 1741 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Tono-Bungay

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People
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World
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Character
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Beginning
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