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Mr. Standfast
Mr. Standfast

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Mr. Standfast is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.
Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.
I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.
He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.
On this boat,” he announced, we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mr. Standfast

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Mr. Standfast is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.
Line 2
Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.
Line 3
I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.
Line 4
He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.
Line 5
On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

Learner Dictionary

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Shelf noun US /ʃelf/

A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.

From this reading “Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.”

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a

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

after

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

all

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

an

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

and

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

announced

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From this reading “On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

archbishop

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

as

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

at

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

barely

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

beating

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

big

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

blue

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

boat

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From this reading “On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

bring

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From this reading “On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

bunk

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

captain

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

copper-coloured

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

could

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

day

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From this reading “On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

days

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

deck

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

decks

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

Doings

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From this reading Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.

don't

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From this reading “On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

eggs

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

face

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

fine

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

fog

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

for

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From this reading Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.

forth

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From this reading “On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

frowsty

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

Greenock

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

had

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

ham

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

having

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

he

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

head

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

her

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

hills

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

himself

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

his

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

hundred

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

hung

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

I

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

in

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From this reading Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.

Its

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

joined

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

ken

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From this reading “On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

like

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

littered

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

little

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

man

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

many

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

may

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From this reading “On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

me

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

my

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

names

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

no

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From this reading Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.

north

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

oddments

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

odour

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

of

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

old

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

on

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

passengers

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From this reading Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.

Peter

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

saloon

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

seas

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

shelfnounUS /ʃelf/

A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.

From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

ship

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From this reading Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.

side-whiskers

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

simply

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

so

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

spent

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

step

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

tacking

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

tea

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

that

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

the

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From this reading Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.

this

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From this reading “On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

to

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

Tobermory

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From this reading Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.

told

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

took

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

turn

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

up

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

Various

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From this reading Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.

walk

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

was

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From this reading Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.

we

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From this reading “On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

were

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

West

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From this reading Various Doings in the West The _Tobermory_ was no ship for passengers.

western

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

what

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From this reading “On this boat,” he announced, “we don’t ken what a day may bring forth.

when

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From this reading I joined her at Greenock and took a turn on deck with the captain after tea, when he told me the names of the big blue hills to the north.

where

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

with

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

without

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From this reading Its decks were littered with a hundred oddments, so that a man could barely walk a step without tacking, and my bunk was simply a shelf in the frowsty little saloon, where the odour of ham and eggs hung like a fog.

yarns

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From this reading He had a fine old copper-coloured face and side-whiskers like an archbishop, and, having spent all his days beating up the western seas, had as many yarns in his head as Peter himself.

Chapter 5 of Mr. Standfast by John Buchan holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 5 of Mr. Standfast contain?

Chapter 5 holds 461 sentences of Mr. Standfast, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Mr. Standfast by John Buchan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 93 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Vocabulary met early in Mr. Standfast

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

Spent
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Standfast; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
One-third
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Standfast; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Journey
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Standfast; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Looking
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Standfast; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.