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Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Active Service is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.
The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.
They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.
They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.
But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Active Service

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Active Service is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.
Line 2
The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.
Line 3
They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.
Line 4
They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.
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But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.”

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a

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

about

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

affairs

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

afternoon

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

and

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

any

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

army

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

Arta

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

artist

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

at

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

been

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

being

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

borrowed

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

But

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

by

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

cablegrams

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

celebration

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

clerks

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

Coleman

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

collective

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

communications

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

confident

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

correspondent

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

crown

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

despairing

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

did

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

dragoman

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

duty

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

Eclipse

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

endless

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

enough

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

finally

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

finding

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

first

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

for

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

found

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

from

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

going

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

Greece

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

had

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

he

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

hear

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

him

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

horses

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

hounded

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

if

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

in

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

insisted

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

it

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

join

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

khaki

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

last

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

learning

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

London

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

make

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

man

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

messages

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

more

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

not

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

number

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

of

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

office

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

official

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

on

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

outraged

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

over

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

paper

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

party

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

Point

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

prepared

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

preposterous

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

prince

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

private

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

relieved

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

rode

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

said

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

send

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

sent

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

shipped

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

six

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

succeeded

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

telegraph

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

that

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

The

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

their

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

there

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

They

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

thought

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

to

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

tremendous

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

troop

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

trouble

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

twice

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

unearthed

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

up

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From this reading The same afternoon Coleman and the dragoman rode up to Arta on their borrowed troop horses.

upon

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

uproar

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

usual

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

Wainwright

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

Walkley

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

was

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

went

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From this reading The correspondent first went to the telegraph office and found there the usual number of despairing clerks.

were

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

when

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From this reading They were outraged when they found he was going to send messages and thought it preposterous that he insisted upon learning if there were any in the office for him.

which

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

why

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

with

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

without

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

wondered

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From this reading But Coleman at last unearthed six cablegrams which collective said that the Eclipse wondered why they did not hear from him, that Walkley had been relieved from duty in London and sent to join the army of the crown prince, that young Point, the artist, had been shipped to Greece, that if he, Coleman, succeeded in finding the Wainwright party the paper was prepared to make a tremendous uproar of a celebration over it and, finally, the paper wondered twice more why they did not hear from him.

young

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From this reading They had trouble enough with endless official communications without being hounded about private affairs by a confident young man in khaki.

Chapter 10 of Active Service by Stephen Crane holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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.

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Marjory
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Walked
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Pensively
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Along
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