Chapter 11 of Victory: An Island Tale is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Victory: An Island Tale is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And so you lived with that friend--that good man?” “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect. “But it was a weakness on my part. I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain. He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
Chapter 11 of Victory: An Island Tale is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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very good; of the highest quality
From this reading ““Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading ““Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ““And so you lived with that friend--that good man?””
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
From this reading ““Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading ““Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading ““But it was a weakness on my part.”
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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 “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
any thing at all
From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
a boy or man
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
and nothing more
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action)
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Excellent fellow,” Heyst responded, with a readiness that she did not expect.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “But it was a weakness on my part.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was the sort of man to whom you can't explain anything.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I really didn't want to, only he wouldn't let me off, and I couldn't explain.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And so you lived with that friend--that good man?”
Chapter 11 of Victory: An Island Tale by Joseph Conrad holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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