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Catriona

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.
Awa east and west wi ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.
The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.
In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.
This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Catriona

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Catriona is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.
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Awaeast and west wiye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.
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The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.
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In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.
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This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

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a

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

again

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

an

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From this reading The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.

and

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

as

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

at

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

Awa

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

bag

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

between

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From this reading This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

breath

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

brisk

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

chair

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From this reading The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.

chamber

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

Charles

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

clerk

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

clerk's

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From this reading The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.

come

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

deed

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

door

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

dwelt

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

east

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

enough

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

entrance

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

ever

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

eyes

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

fall

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

fifteen

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

finger

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

flights

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

followed

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

from

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

good

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From this reading This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

had

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

hand

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

hands

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

he

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

HIGHLAND

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

his

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

I

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

in

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

indeed

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

inner

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

it

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

kept

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

law

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From this reading The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.

less

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

little

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

longest

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

man

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

mason

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

master

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

me

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

money

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

Mr

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

my

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

no

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

of

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

office

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From this reading The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.

on

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

opened

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

out

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

outer

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From this reading The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.

overhear

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From this reading This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

packing

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

papers

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From this reading The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.

pass

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From this reading This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

place

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

pleased

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From this reading This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

poring

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

porter

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

posture

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From this reading This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

prepared

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

raised

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

room

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From this reading The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.

said

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

sat

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

scarce

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

send

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

set

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

should

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From this reading This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

show

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

spread

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From this reading The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.

stair

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

Stewart

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

still

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

studies

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

table

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From this reading The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.

THE

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

This

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From this reading This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

though

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

thought

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From this reading This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

to

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

told

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

took

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

top

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

us

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From this reading This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

was

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

west

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

what

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From this reading This pleased me little enough; and what pleased me less, I thought the clerk was in a good posture to overhear what should pass between us.

when

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

which

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From this reading In the inner chamber, which opened from it, a little brisk man sat poring on a deed, from which he scarce raised his eyes on my entrance; indeed, he still kept his finger in the place, as though prepared to show me out and fall again to his studies.

wi

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

with

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From this reading The outer room was an office with the clerk’s chair at a table spread with law papers.

within

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

WRITER

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From this reading THE HIGHLAND WRITER Mr. Charles Stewart the Writer dwelt at the top of the longest stair ever mason set a hand to; fifteen flights of it, no less; and when I had come to his door, and a clerk had opened it, and told me his master was within, I had scarce breath enough to send my porter packing.

ye

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From this reading “Awa’ east and west wi’ ye!” said I, took the money bag out of his hands, and followed the clerk in.

Chapter 3 of Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 3 of Catriona contain?

Chapter 3 holds 197 sentences of Catriona, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 3 of Catriona?

Work through the 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 40 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.

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Is this the complete text of Catriona?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #589, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Catriona take to read?

About 431 minutes of reading across 1037 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Catriona

Words and structures a reader meets early in Catriona, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Charles
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Catriona; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Baxter
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Catriona; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Writer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Catriona; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Signet
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Catriona; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.