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"Undo": A Novel

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of "Undo": A Novel is here in full — 589 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Hey, you ready yet?"
Kate said, appearing in the bathroom doorway.
Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.
"Hallelujah!"
Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

"Undo": A Novel

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of "Undo": A Novel is here in full — 589 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/117 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Hey, you ready yet?"
Line 2
Kate said, appearing in the bathroom doorway.
Line 3
Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.
Line 4
"Hallelujah!"
Line 5
Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

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.

Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.”

All words in this reading · 39

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

across

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

and

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

appearing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate said, appearing in the bathroom doorway.

as

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

bathroom

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate said, appearing in the bathroom doorway.

beard

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

cautiously

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

disappear

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

doorway

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate said, appearing in the bathroom doorway.

dragging

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

face

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

few

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

grown

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

had

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

Hallelujah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Hallelujah!"

Hey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Hey, you ready yet?"

his

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate said, appearing in the bathroom doorway.

into

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

Kate

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate said, appearing in the bathroom doorway.

leaning

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

long

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

months

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

over

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

past

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

Peter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

razor

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

ready

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Hey, you ready yet?"

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate said, appearing in the bathroom doorway.

scraggy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

shouted

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

sink

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Peter stood leaning over the sink, cautiously dragging a razor across his face.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate said, appearing in the bathroom doorway.

watching

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kate shouted, watching as the beard that had grown long and scraggy over the past few months disappear into the sink.

yet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Hey, you ready yet?"

you

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Hey, you ready yet?"

Chapter 10 of "Undo": A Novel by Joe Hutsko holds 589 sentences, grouped into 118 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 10 of "Undo": A Novel contain?

Chapter 10 holds 589 sentences of "Undo": A Novel, unabridged, divided into 118 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of "Undo": A Novel by Joe Hutsko exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 589 sentences, grouped into 118 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 10 of "Undo": A Novel?

Work through the 118 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 118 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.

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.

Questions about reading "Undo": A Novel

Common questions about reading "Undo": A Novel by Joe Hutsko on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of "Undo": A Novel?

Yes. All 8213 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #480 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of "Undo": A Novel is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #480, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does "Undo": A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1643 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read "Undo": A Novel section by section

How to work through "Undo": A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in "Undo": A Novel

Words and structures a reader meets early in "Undo": A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Chapters
A word that appears in the opening chapter of "Undo": A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Author's
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Novel
A word that appears in the opening chapter of "Undo": A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fiction
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