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"Undo": A Novel
"Undo": A Novel

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 18 of "Undo": A Novel is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Joe Hutsko • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 18 of "Undo": A Novel by Joe Hutsko holds 305 sentences, grouped into 61 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 18 of "Undo": A Novel contain?

Chapter 18 holds 305 sentences of "Undo": A Novel, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 18 of "Undo": A Novel by Joe Hutsko exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 305 sentences, grouped into 61 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 18 of "Undo": A Novel?

Work through the 61 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 61 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 18 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.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 1681 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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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
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Author's
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It was on days like this, bright and sunny with a slight morning chill, that she felt happier than ever.
With Matthew in New York on business, Greta had given the housekeeper the past three days off, letting her know that she could handle her own meals.
But that was hardly the reason why it was better for Marie to be out of the house.
She gripped the handlebars firmly, admiring her own hands without ill feelings.
The gears of her exercise cycle spun quietly, crisp air breezing in through the open balcony doors.
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"Undo": A Novel

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 18 of "Undo": A Novel is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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It was on days like this, bright and sunny with a slight morning chill, that she felt happier than ever.
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With Matthew in New York on business, Greta had given the housekeeper the past three days off, letting her know that she could handle her own meals.
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But that was hardly the reason why it was better for Marie to be out of the house.
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She gripped the handlebars firmly, admiring her own hands without ill feelings.
Line 5
The gears of her exercise cycle spun quietly, crisp air breezing in through the open balcony doors.

Learner Dictionary

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Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “The gears of her exercise cycle spun quietly, crisp air breezing in through the open balcony doors.”

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All words in this reading · 72

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a

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admiring

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air

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and

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balcony

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be

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better

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breezing

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bright

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business

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But

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chill

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could

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crisp

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cycle

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days

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doors

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ever

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exercise

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feelings

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felt

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firmly

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for

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gears

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given

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Greta

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gripped

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had

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handle

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handlebars

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hands

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happier

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hardly

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her

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house

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housekeeper

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ill

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From this reading She gripped the handlebars firmly, admiring her own hands without ill feelings.

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in

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It

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know

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letting

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like

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Marie

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Matthew

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meals

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morning

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New

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of

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off

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on

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openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The gears of her exercise cycle spun quietly, crisp air breezing in through the open balcony doors.

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out

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own

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From this reading With Matthew in New York on business, Greta had given the housekeeper the past three days off, letting her know that she could handle her own meals.

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past

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quietly

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reason

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she

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slight

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spun

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sunny

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than

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that

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the

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this

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three

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through

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to

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was

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why

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with

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without

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From this reading She gripped the handlebars firmly, admiring her own hands without ill feelings.

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York

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