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Mr. Standfast
Mr. Standfast

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Mr. Standfast is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.
That happens sometimes after heavy fatigue and great mental strain.
Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.
As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.
That hurried me out-of-doors.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mr. Standfast

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Mr. Standfast is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.
Line 2
That happens sometimes after heavy fatigue and great mental strain.
Line 3
Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.
Line 4
As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.
Line 5
That hurried me out-of-doors.

All words in this reading · 74

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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a

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From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

after

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From this reading That happens sometimes after heavy fatigue and great mental strain.

and

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

As

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From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

at

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From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

awoke

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

barrier

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From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

be

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From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

before

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From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

between

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From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

broken

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From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

can

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From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

Comes

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

days

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

deeps

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

down

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From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

drops

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From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

elaborately

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From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

emerge

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

Even

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

face

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From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

fatigue

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From this reading That happens sometimes after heavy fatigue and great mental strain.

for

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

from

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

great

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From this reading That happens sometimes after heavy fatigue and great mental strain.

groped

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From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

had

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

happened

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

happens

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That happens sometimes after heavy fatigue and great mental strain.

has

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

heavy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That happens sometimes after heavy fatigue and great mental strain.

hours

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

hurried

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That hurried me out-of-doors.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

job

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

lasted

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

link

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

me

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From this reading That hurried me out-of-doors.

mental

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That happens sometimes after heavy fatigue and great mental strain.

Mr

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

my

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

night

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

on

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

one

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

out-of-doors

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That hurried me out-of-doors.

past

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

present

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

rain

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

roof

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

seemed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

sets

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

short

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

sleep

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

slept

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

slumber

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

some

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

sometimes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That happens sometimes after heavy fatigue and great mental strain.

splashed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

Standfast

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

strain

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That happens sometimes after heavy fatigue and great mental strain.

Summons

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

The

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

three-quarter

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

through

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From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

to

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

up

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

what

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From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

when

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

which

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From this reading The Summons Comes for Mr Standfast I slept for one and three-quarter hours that night, and when I awoke I seemed to emerge from deeps of slumber which had lasted for days.

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

wits

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As my wits groped at the job some drops of rain splashed on my face through the broken roof.

you

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Even a short sleep sets up a barrier between past and present which has to be elaborately broken down before you can link on with what has happened before.

Chapter 22 of Mr. Standfast by John Buchan holds 312 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 22 of Mr. Standfast contain?

Chapter 22 holds 312 sentences of Mr. Standfast, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 22 of Mr. Standfast by John Buchan exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 312 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.

How do I study chapter 22 of Mr. Standfast?

Work through the 63 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 63 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 22 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 22 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.

Questions about reading Mr. Standfast

Common questions about reading Mr. Standfast by John Buchan on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Mr. Standfast?

Yes. All 8255 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 1651 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Mr. Standfast section by section

How to work through Mr. Standfast section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 22 chapters of Mr. Standfast to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

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.