Chapter 30 of Under Western Eyes is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Under Western Eyes is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Take care, Razumov, my good friend. If you carry on like this you will go mad. You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.” “It’s intolerable!” Razumov could only speak in gasps.
Chapter 30 of Under Western Eyes is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.””
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.””
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “If you carry on like this you will go mad.”
every person
From this reading “You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.””
plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “Razumov could only speak in gasps.”
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading ““It’s intolerable!””
roused to anger
From this reading “If you carry on like this you will go mad.”
unbearable physical pain
From this reading “You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
feeling or showing anger
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Take care, Razumov, my good friend.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading If you carry on like this you will go mad.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Razumov could only speak in gasps.
every person
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Take care, Razumov, my good friend.
plural of “gasp” — a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading Razumov could only speak in gasps.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If you carry on like this you will go mad.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Take care, Razumov, my good friend.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you carry on like this you will go mad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Razumov could only speak in gasps.
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading “It’s intolerable!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s intolerable!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If you carry on like this you will go mad.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
roused to anger
From this reading If you carry on like this you will go mad.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Take care, Razumov, my good friend.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you carry on like this you will go mad.
and nothing more
From this reading Razumov could only speak in gasps.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take care, Razumov, my good friend.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
express in speech
From this reading Razumov could only speak in gasps.
carry out
From this reading “Take care, Razumov, my good friend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If you carry on like this you will go mad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
unbearable physical pain
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you carry on like this you will go mad.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you carry on like this you will go mad.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You are angry with everybody and bitter with yourself, and on the look out for something to torment yourself with.”
Chapter 30 of Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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.
Chapter 30 holds 218 sentences of Under Western Eyes, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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