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Greenmantle

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Greenmantle is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By John Buchan • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Adventures of Two Dutchmen on the Loose The Germans, as Peter said, are a careful people.

A man met us on the quay at Rotterdam.

I was a bit afraid that something might have turned up in Lisbon to discredit us, and that our little friend might have warned his pals by telegram.

But apparently all was serene.

Peter and I had made our plans pretty carefully on the voyage.

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Chapter IV Reading 1/66

Greenmantle

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Greenmantle is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Adventures of Two Dutchmen on the Loose The Germans, as Peter said, are a careful people.

Line 2

A man met us on the quay at Rotterdam.

Line 3

I was a bit afraid that something might have turned up in Lisbon to discredit us, and that our little friend might have warned his pals by telegram.

Line 4

But apparently all was serene.

Line 5

Peter and I had made our plans pretty carefully on the voyage.

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a

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Adventures

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afraid

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all

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and

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apparently

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are

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as

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at

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bit

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But

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by

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careful

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carefully

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discredit

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Dutchmen

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friend

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Germans

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had

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have

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his

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I

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in

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Lisbon

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little

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Loose

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made

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man

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met

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might

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of

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on

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our

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pals

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people

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Peter

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plans

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pretty

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quay

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Rotterdam

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said

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serene

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something

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telegram

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that

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the

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to

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turned

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Two

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up

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us

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voyage

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warned

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was

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Chapter 4 of Greenmantle by John Buchan holds 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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 4 of Greenmantle contain?

Chapter 4 holds 332 sentences of Greenmantle, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of Greenmantle by John Buchan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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 4 of Greenmantle?

Work through the 67 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Finished: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Greenmantle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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