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Catriona

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Catriona is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.
It is my excuse that we travelled exceeding fast.
Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.
Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.
Has ye seen my horse?” he gasped.
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Catriona

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Catriona is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.
Line 2
It is my excuse that we travelled exceeding fast.
Line 3
Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.
Line 4
Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.
Line 5
Has ye seen my horse?” he gasped.

All words in this reading · 72

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a

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

against

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

Alan

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

Alan's

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

and

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

as

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

at

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

but

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

by

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

can

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

Cope

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

corner

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

country-folk

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

did

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

done

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

exceeding

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From this reading It is my excuse that we travelled exceeding fast.

excuse

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From this reading It is my excuse that we travelled exceeding fast.

fast

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From this reading It is my excuse that we travelled exceeding fast.

first

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

for

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

from

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

gasped

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From this reading “Has ye seen my horse?” he gasped.

General

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

GILLANE

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

had

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

Has

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From this reading “Has ye seen my horse?” he gasped.

he

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

his

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

horse

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From this reading “Has ye seen my horse?” he gasped.

I

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

into

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

is

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From this reading It is my excuse that we travelled exceeding fast.

It

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From this reading It is my excuse that we travelled exceeding fast.

loaded

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

marchings

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

musket

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

my

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From this reading It is my excuse that we travelled exceeding fast.

not

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

of

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

pace

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

part

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

pilotage

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

plumped

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

profit

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

ran

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

ready

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

rest

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

round

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

SANDS

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

scarce

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

seen

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From this reading “Has ye seen my horse?” he gasped.

Some

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

speed

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

tell

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

that

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From this reading It is my excuse that we travelled exceeding fast.

the

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

though

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

top

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

travelled

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From this reading It is my excuse that we travelled exceeding fast.

trotted

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

Twice

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

under

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

vengeance

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

walked

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From this reading Some part we ran, some trotted, and the rest walked at a vengeance of a pace.

was

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

way

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

we

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

went

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

were

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

what

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From this reading GILLANE SANDS I did not profit by Alan’s pilotage as he had done by his marchings under General Cope; for I can scarce tell what way we went.

while

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From this reading Twice, while we were at top speed, we ran against country-folk; but though we plumped into the first from round a corner, Alan was as ready as a loaded musket.

ye

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From this reading “Has ye seen my horse?” he gasped.

Chapter 14 of Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 14 of Catriona contain?

Chapter 14 holds 166 sentences of Catriona, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 14 of Catriona?

Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 34 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 14 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 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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Common questions about reading Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Catriona?

Yes. All 5183 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #589 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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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
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Writer
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Signet
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