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Greenmantle

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Greenmantle is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By John Buchan • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 21 of Greenmantle by John Buchan holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 21 of Greenmantle contain?

Chapter 21 holds 403 sentences of Greenmantle, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 21 of Greenmantle by John Buchan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 21 of Greenmantle?

Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 81 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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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 21 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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Is this the complete text of Greenmantle?

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Which edition of Greenmantle is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #559, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Greenmantle take to read?

About 551 minutes of reading across 1324 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Greenmantle

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

Finished
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Breakfast
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Filling
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Bullivant
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The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.
I used to feel that when we were getting shelled in the reserve trenches outside Vermelles.
I felt it before we went over the parapets at Loos, but I never felt it so much as on the last two days in that cellar.
I had simply to set my teeth and take a pull on myself.
Peter had gone on a crazy errand which I scarcely believed could come off.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Greenmantle

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Greenmantle is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.
Line 2
I used to feel that when we were getting shelled in the reserve trenches outside Vermelles.
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I felt it before we went over the parapets at Loos, but I never felt it so much as on the last two days in that cellar.
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I had simply to set my teeth and take a pull on myself.
Line 5
Peter had gone on a crazy errand which I scarcely believed could come off.
All words in this reading · 69

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and

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From this reading I felt it before we went over the parapets at Loos, but I never felt it so much as on the last two days in that cellar.

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be

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before

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believed

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biggest

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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but

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cellar

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come

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could

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courage

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crazy

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days

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errand

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feel

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felt

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From this reading I felt it before we went over the parapets at Loos, but I never felt it so much as on the last two days in that cellar.

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getting

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gone

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had

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Hill

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I

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in

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It

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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kind

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last

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Little

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Loos

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man

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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much

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my

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myself

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never

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From this reading I felt it before we went over the parapets at Loos, but I never felt it so much as on the last two days in that cellar.

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of

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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off

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From this reading Peter had gone on a crazy errand which I scarcely believed could come off.

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on

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From this reading I felt it before we went over the parapets at Loos, but I never felt it so much as on the last two days in that cellar.

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outside

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over

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parapets

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Peter

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pull

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reserve

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said

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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scarcely

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From this reading Peter had gone on a crazy errand which I scarcely believed could come off.

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set

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shelled

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simply

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sit

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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so

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From this reading I felt it before we went over the parapets at Loos, but I never felt it so much as on the last two days in that cellar.

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still

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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take

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teeth

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that

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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The

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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to

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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trenches

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two

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From this reading I felt it before we went over the parapets at Loos, but I never felt it so much as on the last two days in that cellar.

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used

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Vermelles

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was

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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we

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went

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From this reading I felt it before we went over the parapets at Loos, but I never felt it so much as on the last two days in that cellar.

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were

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when

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which

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From this reading Peter had gone on a crazy errand which I scarcely believed could come off.

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who

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From this reading The Little Hill It was a wise man who said that the biggest kind of courage was to be able to sit still.

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wise

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