Things Fall Apart — Vocabulary
Chinua Achebe
(Edited)

Okeke interpreted wisely to the spirits and leaders of Umuofia: "The white man says he is happy you have come to him with your grievances, like friends."p.190.9alternate pages20 more

Okonkwo's machete descended twice and the man's head lay beside his uniformed body.p.204.9alternate pages10 more

These moods descended on her suddenly and for no apparent reason.p.173.2alternate pages10 more

The old man, Uchendu, saw clearly that Okonkwo had yielded to despair and he was greatly troubled.p.131.6alternate pages5 more

His father, Unoka, who was then an ailing man, had said to him during that terrible harvest month: "Do not despair."p.24.9alternate pages5 more

The clan had undergone such profound change during his exile that it was barely recognizable.p.182.9alternate pages14 more

Our duty is not to blame this man or to praise that, but to settle the dispute.p.93.2alternate pages4 more

But if the Oracle said that my son should be killed I would neither dispute it nor be the one to do it.p.67.5alternate pages4 more

These outcasts, or osu, seeing that the new religion welcomed twins and such abominations, thought that it was possible that they would also be received.p.155.8alternate pages12 more

Sometimes when he went to big village meetings or communal ancestral feasts he allowed Ikemefuna to accompany him, like a son, carrying his stool and his goatskin bag.p.28.8alternate pages2 more

He pressed the trigger and there was a loud report accompanied by the wail of his wives and children.p.39.2alternate pages2 more

He wanted him to be a prosperous man, having enough in his barn to feed the ancestors with regular sacrifices.p.53.1alternate pages8 more

This growing feeling was due to Mr. Brown, the white missionary, who was very firm in restraining his flock from provoking the wrath of the clan.p.178.6alternate pages4 more

He ground his teeth again and told a story to illustrate his point.p.140.3alternate pages

He had already chosen the title of the book, after much thought: The Pacification of the Primitive Tribes of the Lower Niger.p.209.8alternate pages1 more

Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world.p.i.6alternate pages

Fortunately, among these people a man was judged according to his worth and not according to the worth of his father.p.8.3alternate pages5 more

How dare you, woman, to go before the mighty Agbala of your own accord?p.101.8alternate pages5 more

He had been a great and fearless warrior in his time, and was now accorded great respect in all the clan.p.57.1alternate pages5 more

He was determined that his return should be marked by his people.p.171.6alternate pages2 more