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Mr. Standfast

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Mr. Standfast is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By John Buchan • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The Reflections of a Cured Dyspeptic Thirty-five hours later I found myself in my rooms in Westminster.

I thought there might be a message for me there, for I didn’t propose to go and call openly on Blenkiron at Claridge’s till I had his instructions.

But there was no message—only a line from Peter, saying he had hopes of being sent to Switzerland.

That made me realise that he must be pretty badly broken up.

Presently the telephone bell rang.

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Chapter III Reading 1/62

Mr. Standfast

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Mr. Standfast is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The Reflections of a Cured Dyspeptic Thirty-five hours later I found myself in my rooms in Westminster.

Line 2

I thought there might be a message for me there, for I didn’t propose to go and call openly on Blenkiron at Claridge’s till I had his instructions.

Line 3

But there was no message—only a line from Peter, saying he had hopes of being sent to Switzerland.

Line 4

That made me realise that he must be pretty badly broken up.

Line 5

Presently the telephone bell rang.

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a

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and

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at

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badly

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be

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being

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bell

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Blenkiron

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broken

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But

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call

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Claridge's

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Cured

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didn't

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Dyspeptic

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for

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found

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from

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go

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had

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he

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his

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hopes

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hours

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I

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in

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instructions

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later

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line

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made

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me

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message

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might

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must

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my

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myself

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no

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of

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on

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only

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openly

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Peter

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Presently

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pretty

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propose

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rang

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realise

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Reflections

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rooms

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saying

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sent

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Switzerland

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telephone

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That

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The

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there

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Thirty-five

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thought

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till

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to

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up

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was

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Westminster

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From this reading The Reflections of a Cured Dyspeptic Thirty-five hours later I found myself in my rooms in Westminster.

Chapter 3 of Mr. Standfast by John Buchan holds 314 sentences, grouped into 63 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 3 of Mr. Standfast contain?

Chapter 3 holds 314 sentences of Mr. Standfast, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of Mr. Standfast by John Buchan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 314 sentences, grouped into 63 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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