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Mr. Standfast
Mr. Standfast

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Mr. Standfast is here in full — 590 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By John Buchan • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 14 of Mr. Standfast by John Buchan holds 590 sentences, grouped into 118 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 14 of Mr. Standfast contain?

Chapter 14 holds 590 sentences of Mr. Standfast, unabridged, divided into 118 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of Mr. Standfast by John Buchan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 590 sentences, grouped into 118 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 14 of Mr. Standfast?

Work through the 118 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 118 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 14 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 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?

Yes. All 8434 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #560 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Mr. Standfast is used?

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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Wicket-gate
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Spent
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Journey
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Mr Blenkiron Discourses on Love and War
Three days later I got my orders to report at Paris for special service.
They came none too soon, for I chafed at each hour’s delay.
Every thought in my head was directed to the game which we were playing against Ivery.
He was the big enemy, compared to whom the ordinary Boche in the trenches was innocent and friendly.
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Mr. Standfast

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Mr. Standfast is here in full — 590 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/118 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Mr Blenkiron Discourses on Love and War
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Three days later I got my orders to report at Paris for special service.
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They came none too soon, for I chafed at each hour’s delay.
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Every thought in my head was directed to the game which we were playing against Ivery.
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He was the big enemy, compared to whom the ordinary Boche in the trenches was innocent and friendly.
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against

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at

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big

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Blenkiron

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Boche

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came

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chafed

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compared

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days

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delay

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directed

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Discourses

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each

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enemy

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Every

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for

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From this reading Three days later I got my orders to report at Paris for special service.

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friendly

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game

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got

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He

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head

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hour's

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I

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in

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innocent

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Ivery

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later

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Love

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Mr

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my

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none

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on

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orders

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ordinary

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Paris

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playing

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report

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service

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soon

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special

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the

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They

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thought

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Three

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to

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too

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trenches

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War

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From this reading Mr Blenkiron Discourses on Love and War

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was

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we

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were

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which

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whom

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From this reading He was the big enemy, compared to whom the ordinary Boche in the trenches was innocent and friendly.

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