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Mr. Standfast
Mr. Standfast

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Mr. Standfast is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By John Buchan • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 9 of Mr. Standfast by John Buchan holds 320 sentences, grouped into 64 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 9 of Mr. Standfast contain?

Chapter 9 holds 320 sentences of Mr. Standfast, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of Mr. Standfast by John Buchan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 320 sentences, grouped into 64 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 9 of Mr. Standfast?

Work through the 64 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 64 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 9 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 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 Mr. Standfast?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #560, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Mr. Standfast take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1687 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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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.

Wicket-gate
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mr. Standfast; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Spent
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One-third
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Journey
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Context Illustration Reading 1/64 · 5 lines
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I Take the Wings of a Dove
“Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”
He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.
Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.
I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.
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Mr. Standfast

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Mr. Standfast is here in full — 320 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I Take the Wings of a Dove
Line 2
“Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”
Line 3
He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.
Line 4
Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.
Line 5
I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.
All words in this reading · 61

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a

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and

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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Archie

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From this reading “Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”

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Arras

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From this reading I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.

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at

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been

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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before

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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breakfast

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From this reading “Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”

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Corps

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done

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From this reading I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.

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Dove

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From this reading I Take the Wings of a Dove

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Drive

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From this reading “Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”

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driver

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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Flying

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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for

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From this reading “Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”

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got

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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had

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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He

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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heard

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From this reading I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.

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Highlanders

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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hill

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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his

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From this reading I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.

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home

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From this reading I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.

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hungry

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From this reading “Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”

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I

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From this reading I Take the Wings of a Dove

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I'm

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From this reading “Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”

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in

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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incline

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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into

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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join

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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left

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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Lennox

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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long

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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me

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From this reading “Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”

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my

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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now

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From this reading I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.

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of

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From this reading I Take the Wings of a Dove

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old

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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one

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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out

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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perishing

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From this reading “Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”

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pilots

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From this reading I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.

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road

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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said

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From this reading “Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”

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Sir

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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somewhere

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From this reading “Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”

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Somme

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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station

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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subalterns

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From this reading Sir Archie had been one of my subalterns in the old Lennox Highlanders, and had left us before the Somme to join the Flying Corps.

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swung

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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Take

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From this reading I Take the Wings of a Dove

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that

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From this reading I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.

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the

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From this reading I Take the Wings of a Dove

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to

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From this reading “Drive me somewhere to breakfast, Archie,” I said, “for I’m perishing hungry.”

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tonneau

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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training

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From this reading I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.

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up

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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us

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From this reading He and I got into the tonneau, and the driver swung us out of the station road up a long incline of hill.

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was

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From this reading I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.

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well

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From this reading I had heard that he had got his wings and had done well before Arras, and was now training pilots at home.

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Wings

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From this reading I Take the Wings of a Dove

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