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True to Himself

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UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.
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True to Himself

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of True to Himself is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.
/ˈʌndər ərˈest aɪ wɪl nɑːt ˈhezəteɪt tuː steɪt ðæt aɪ wɑːz ˈnɪrli stʌnd baɪ ˈmɪstər ˈerən ˈwʊdwərdz ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd ˈsteɪtmənt/
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I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.
/aɪ nuː ðæt wen hiː əˈnaʊnst ðæt aɪ wɑːz ə wɜːrs ˈvɪlən ðæn maɪ ˈfɑːðər hiː ment ə ɡʊd diːl/
Line 3
Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.
/jet traɪ æz hɑːrd æz aɪ kʊd ɪt wɑːz ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl fɔːr miː tuː dɪˈskʌvər wʌt hiː ˈrɪli dɪd miːn/
Line 4
I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.
/aɪ wɑːz nɑːt ˈkɑːnʃəs ʌv ˈhævɪŋ dʌn hɪm ˈeni ˈɪndʒəri ˈiːðər ˈbɑːdəli ɔːr ˈʌðərwaɪz/
Line 5
Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.
/ˌɪnˈdiːd ʌv leɪt aɪ hæd ˈhɑːrdli siːn ðə mæn/

Learner Dictionary

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Aaron noun US /ˈerən/

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

From this reading “UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.”

arrest verb US /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading “UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.”

bodily adverb US /ˈbɑːdəli/

in bodily form

From this reading “I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.”

hesitate verb US /ˈhezəteɪt/

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading “UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.”

injury noun US /ˈɪndʒəri/

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading “I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.”

stunned adjective US /stʌnd/

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading “UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.”

villain noun US /ˈvɪlən/

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading “I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.”

Woodward's noun US /ˈwʊdwərdz/

possessive form of “woodward” — United States historian (1908-1999)

From this reading “UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.”

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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 I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

AaronnounUS /ˈerən/

United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.

ARRESTverbUS /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/

in bodily form

From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/

intentionally conceived

From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

hesitateverbUS /ˈhezəteɪt/

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

impossibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbəl/

not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.

injurynounUS /ˈɪndʒəri/

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

meantverbUS /ment/

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.

otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/

in other respects or ways

From this reading I was not conscious of having done him any injury, either bodily or otherwise.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.

statenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

statementnounUS /ˈsteɪtmənt/

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

stunnedadjectiveUS /stʌnd/

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Indeed, of late I had hardly seen the man.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

tryverbUS /traɪ/

make an effort or attempt

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

unexpectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

not expected or anticipated

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

villainnounUS /ˈvɪlən/

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

Woodward'snounUS /ˈwʊdwərdz/

possessive form of “woodward” — United States historian (1908-1999)

From this reading UNDER ARREST I will not hesitate to state that I was nearly stunned by Mr. Aaron Woodward's unexpected statement.

worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading I knew that when he announced that I was a worse villain than my father he meant a good deal.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet try as hard as I could it was impossible for me to discover what he really did mean.

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Duncan
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Woodward
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