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Guy Mannering

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of Guy Mannering is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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--I am going to the parliament;
You understand this bag: If you have any business Depending there, be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
Little French Lawyer.
"SHALL you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?" said Mannering.
"Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Guy Mannering

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of Guy Mannering is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
--I am going to the parliament;
Line 2
You understand this bag: If you have any business Depending there, be short, and let me hear it, And pay your fees.
Line 3
Little French Lawyer.
Line 4
"SHALL you be able to carry this honest fellow's cause for him?" said Mannering.
Line 5
"Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.

All words in this reading · 59

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able

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am

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From this reading --I am going to the parliament;

and

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any

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bag

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battle

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From this reading "Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.

be

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business

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but

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From this reading "Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.

can

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carry

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cause

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come

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Dawston

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Depending

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don't

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fees

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fellow's

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for

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French

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From this reading Little French Lawyer.

going

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From this reading --I am going to the parliament;

have

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he

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hear

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him

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honest

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I

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If

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is

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it

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Jock

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From this reading "Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.

know

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Lawyer

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From this reading Little French Lawyer.

let

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Little

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From this reading Little French Lawyer.

make

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From this reading "Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.

Mannering

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me

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not

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of

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off

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out

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over

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parliament

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From this reading --I am going to the parliament;

pay

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said

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SHALL

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short

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strong

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From this reading "Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.

the

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From this reading --I am going to the parliament;

there

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this

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to

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From this reading --I am going to the parliament;

triumphant

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From this reading "Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.

understand

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we

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From this reading "Why, I don't know; the battle is not to the strong, but he shall come off triumphant over Jock of Dawston if we can make it out.

Why

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You

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your

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Chapter 28 of Guy Mannering by Walter Scott holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 28 of Guy Mannering contain?

Chapter 28 holds 226 sentences of Guy Mannering, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 28 of Guy Mannering by Walter Scott exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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.

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Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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