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Greenmantle

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Greenmantle is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 22 of Greenmantle by John Buchan holds 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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 22 of Greenmantle contain?

Chapter 22 holds 297 sentences of Greenmantle, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 22 of Greenmantle by John Buchan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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 22 of Greenmantle?

Work through the 60 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 60 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 22 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 22 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 Greenmantle

Common questions about reading Greenmantle by John Buchan on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Greenmantle?

Yes. All 6730 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #559 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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 560 minutes of reading across 1346 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Greenmantle section by section

How to work through Greenmantle section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 22 chapters of Greenmantle to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Greenmantle

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

Mission
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Greenmantle; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Proposed
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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.
Breakfast
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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Context Illustration Reading 1/60 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
The Guns of the North
But no more shells fell.
The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.
We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.
Then Sandy rose and stretched himself.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Greenmantle

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Greenmantle is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Guns of the North
Line 2
But no more shells fell.
Line 3
The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.
Line 4
We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.
Line 5
Then Sandy rose and stretched himself.
All words in this reading · 45

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a

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

again

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

air

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

an

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

and

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

behind

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

But

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From this reading But no more shells fell.

came

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

crouching

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

dark

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

familiar

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

far

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

fell

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From this reading But no more shells fell.

field

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

for

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

frost

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

glittering

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

grew

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

Guns

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From this reading The Guns of the North

himself

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From this reading Then Sandy rose and stretched himself.

hour

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

just

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

more

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From this reading But no more shells fell.

never

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

night

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

no

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From this reading But no more shells fell.

North

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From this reading The Guns of the North

of

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From this reading The Guns of the North

ominous

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

parapets

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

rose

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From this reading Then Sandy rose and stretched himself.

Sandy

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From this reading Then Sandy rose and stretched himself.

sharpening

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

shells

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From this reading But no more shells fell.

showed

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

stars

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

stretched

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From this reading Then Sandy rose and stretched himself.

that

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

The

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From this reading The Guns of the North

Then

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From this reading Then Sandy rose and stretched himself.

towards

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

waited

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

was

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From this reading The night grew dark and showed a field of glittering stars, for the air was sharpening again towards frost.

We

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

From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.

whistle

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From this reading We waited for an hour, crouching just behind the far parapets, but never came that ominous familiar whistle.