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Beyond the City

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Beyond the City is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Arthur Conan Doyle • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

He had sacrificed everything.

His pension was gone.

He had nothing save only what he could earn.

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Chapter XV Reading 1/30

Beyond the City

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Beyond the City is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

Line 2

It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

Line 3

He had sacrificed everything.

Line 4

His pension was gone.

Line 5

He had nothing save only what he could earn.

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5,000

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

a

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

Admiral

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

agreement

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

all

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

and

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

broke

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

brought

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

by

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

cheque

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

could

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From this reading He had nothing save only what he could earn.

day

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

done

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

earn

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From this reading He had nothing save only what he could earn.

everything

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From this reading He had sacrificed everything.

for

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

from

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

full

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

gone

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From this reading His pension was gone.

had

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

he

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

him

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

his

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

investor

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

It

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

L

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

made

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

McAdam

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

Mr

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

Next

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

not

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

nothing

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From this reading He had nothing save only what he could earn.

of

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

off

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

only

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From this reading He had nothing save only what he could earn.

over

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

papers

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

pension

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

sacrificed

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From this reading He had sacrificed everything.

save

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From this reading He had nothing save only what he could earn.

sent

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

signed

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

significance

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

speculative

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

stamped

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

that

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

the

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

to

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

until

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

upon

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

was

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From this reading It was not until he had signed and sent it off that the full significance of all that he had done broke upon him.

what

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From this reading He had nothing save only what he could earn.

which

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From this reading Next day brought the Admiral a cheque for L5,000 from Mr. McAdam, and a stamped agreement by which he made over his pension papers to the speculative investor.

Chapter 15 of Beyond the City by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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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Chapter 15 holds 151 sentences of Beyond the City, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

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