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Beyond the City

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Beyond the City is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."
"Yes, my dear."
He laid down his paper, and looked a question.
"Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.
You have often told me before, but I always forget figures."
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Beyond the City

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Beyond the City is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."
Line 2
"Yes, my dear."
Line 3
He laid down his paper, and looked a question.
Line 4
"Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.
Line 5
You have often told me before, but I always forget figures."

All words in this reading · 58

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

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

about

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

again

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From this reading "Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.

air

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

always

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From this reading You have often told me before, but I always forget figures."

an

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

and

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

before

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From this reading You have often told me before, but I always forget figures."

brows

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

business

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

but

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From this reading You have often told me before, but I always forget figures."

Clara

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

dear

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From this reading "Yes, my dear."

down

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From this reading He laid down his paper, and looked a question.

experienced

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

figures

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From this reading You have often told me before, but I always forget figures."

finger-tips

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

forget

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From this reading You have often told me before, but I always forget figures."

have

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

He

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From this reading He laid down his paper, and looked a question.

her

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

his

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From this reading He laid down his paper, and looked a question.

how

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From this reading "Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.

I

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

in

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From this reading "Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.

Kindly

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From this reading "Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.

laid

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From this reading He laid down his paper, and looked a question.

looked

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From this reading He laid down his paper, and looked a question.

matters

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

me

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From this reading "Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.

money

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

morning

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

much

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From this reading "Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.

my

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From this reading "Yes, my dear."

Now

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

of

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

often

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

From this reading You have often told me before, but I always forget figures."

own

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From this reading "Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.

papa

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

From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

paper

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

From this reading He laid down his paper, and looked a question.

person

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

putting

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

question

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

From this reading He laid down his paper, and looked a question.

right

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From this reading "Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.

said

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

talk

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

tell

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

From this reading "Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.

that

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

From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

the

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

From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

to

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

From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

together

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

From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

told

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

From this reading You have often told me before, but I always forget figures."

very

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

From this reading "Kindly tell me again, papa, how much money I have in my very own right.

want

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

with

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

wrinkling

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

Yes

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From this reading "Yes, my dear."

you

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From this reading "Now, papa," said Clara that morning, wrinkling her brows and putting her finger-tips together with the air of an experienced person of business, "I want to have a talk to you about money matters."

Chapter 12 of Beyond the City by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 12 of Beyond the City contain?

Chapter 12 holds 118 sentences of Beyond the City, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Beyond the City by Arthur Conan Doyle exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 12 of Beyond the City?

Work through the 24 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 24 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 12 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 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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Is this the complete text of Beyond the City?

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How long does Beyond the City take to read?

About 245 minutes of reading across 590 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Beyond the City

Words and structures a reader meets early in Beyond the City, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Please
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Voice
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Domestic
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Somewhere
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beyond the City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.