Chapter 3 of Typhoon is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Typhoon is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A profane man,” he said, obstinately. “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.” “It's the heat,” said Jukes. “The weather's awful. It would make a saint swear.
Chapter 3 of Typhoon is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading ““The weather's awful.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading ““It's the heat,” said Jukes.”
plural of “juke” — a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
From this reading ““It's the heat,” said Jukes.”
characterized by profanity or cursing
From this reading ““A profane man,” he said, obstinately.”
relieve from
From this reading ““If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.””
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “It would make a saint swear.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “It would make a saint swear.”
possessive form of “weather” — the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading ““The weather's awful.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “The weather's awful.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “It's the heat,” said Jukes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would make a saint swear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's the heat,” said Jukes.
plural of “juke” — a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox
From this reading “It's the heat,” said Jukes.
engage in
From this reading It would make a saint swear.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
From this reading “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
characterized by profanity or cursing
From this reading “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
relieve from
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “A profane man,” he said, obstinately.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading It would make a saint swear.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading It would make a saint swear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If this goes on, I'll have to get rid of him the first chance.”
possessive form of “weather” — the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “The weather's awful.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would make a saint swear.
Chapter 3 of Typhoon by Joseph Conrad holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
Chapter 3 holds 226 sentences of Typhoon, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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