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Catriona

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Catriona is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
Am I yet in time?”
I asked.
Ay and no,” said he.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Catriona

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Catriona is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.
Line 2
We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.
Line 3
Am I yet in time?”
Line 4
I asked.
Line 5
Ay and no,” said he.

All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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a

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

Am

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From this reading “Am I yet in time?”

and

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

arm

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

asked

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From this reading I asked.

Ay

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From this reading “Ay and no,” said he.

be

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

before

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

begun

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

blessing

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

by

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

church

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

congregation

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

expedition

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

extraordinary

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

first

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

forth

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

four

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

had

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

he

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

home-going

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

house

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

I

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From this reading “Am I yet in time?”

in

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From this reading “Am I yet in time?”

last

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

made

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From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

me

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

MEMORIAL

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

minister's

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

mouth

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

no

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From this reading “Ay and no,” said he.

of

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

out

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

safe

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

From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

said

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From this reading “Ay and no,” said he.

scarce

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

Stewart

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From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

street

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

From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

such

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

From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

that

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

From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

THE

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

From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

thronged

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

From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

time

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

From this reading “Am I yet in time?”

to

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

From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

walls

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

From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

was

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

From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

We

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

From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

were

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

From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

with

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

From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

within

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

From this reading We were the first to be forth of the church, and he made such extraordinary expedition that we were safe within the four walls of a house before the street had begun to be thronged with the home-going congregation.

word

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

From this reading THE MEMORIAL The last word of the blessing was scarce out of the minister’s mouth before Stewart had me by the arm.

yet

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

From this reading “Am I yet in time?”

Chapter 18 of Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 18 of Catriona contain?

Chapter 18 holds 220 sentences of Catriona, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 18 of Catriona by Robert Louis Stevenson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 18 of Catriona?

Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 44 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 18 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 18 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.

Questions about reading Catriona

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
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.