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St. Ives

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of St. Ives is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.
He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.
So, sir, I find you here?’ said he, in tones of little encouragement.
Is that you, George?
You can run away; I have business with your master.’
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St. Ives

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of St. Ives is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.
Line 2
He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.
Line 3
So, sir, I find you here?’ said he, in tones of little encouragement.
Line 4
Is that you, George?
Line 5
You can run away; I have business with your master.’

All words in this reading · 68

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a

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

and

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

as

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

away

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From this reading You can run away; I have business with your master.’

be

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

business

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From this reading You can run away; I have business with your master.’

but

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

by

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

can

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From this reading You can run away; I have business with your master.’

coldness

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

concern

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

countenance

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

degree

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

did

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

distance

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

encouragement

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From this reading ‘So, sir, I find you here?’ said he, in tones of little encouragement.

Feeling

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

feet

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

find

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From this reading ‘So, sir, I find you here?’ said he, in tones of little encouragement.

fool

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

for

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

gave

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

George

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From this reading ‘Is that you, George?

hand

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

hastened

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

have

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From this reading You can run away; I have business with your master.’

He

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

here

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From this reading ‘So, sir, I find you here?’ said he, in tones of little encouragement.

his

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

I

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

in

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

Is

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From this reading ‘Is that you, George?

it

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

little

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From this reading ‘So, sir, I find you here?’ said he, in tones of little encouragement.

looked

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

make

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

marked

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

master

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From this reading You can run away; I have business with your master.’

me

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

much

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

my

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

not

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

of

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

on

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

quite

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

refuse

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

run

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From this reading You can run away; I have business with your master.’

said

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From this reading ‘So, sir, I find you here?’ said he, in tones of little encouragement.

scrambled

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

severity

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

sir

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From this reading ‘So, sir, I find you here?’ said he, in tones of little encouragement.

So

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From this reading ‘So, sir, I find you here?’ said he, in tones of little encouragement.

strong

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

surprise

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

taken

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

that

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From this reading ‘Is that you, George?

thus

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

to

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

tones

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From this reading ‘So, sir, I find you here?’ said he, in tones of little encouragement.

unprepared

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

very

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

visitor

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

was

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

welcome

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From this reading Feeling very much of a fool to be thus taken by surprise, I scrambled to my feet and hastened to make my visitor welcome.

which

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

with

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From this reading He did not refuse me his hand; but he gave it with a coldness and distance for which I was quite unprepared, and his countenance, as he looked on me, was marked in a strong degree with concern and severity.

you

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From this reading ‘So, sir, I find you here?’ said he, in tones of little encouragement.

your

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From this reading You can run away; I have business with your master.’

Chapter 18 of St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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 18 of St. Ives contain?

Chapter 18 holds 203 sentences of St. Ives, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 18 of St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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 18 of St. Ives?

Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 41 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 18 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 18 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 St. Ives

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Is this the complete text of St. Ives?

Yes. All 5601 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #322 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of St. Ives is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #322, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does St. Ives take to read?

About 466 minutes of reading across 1121 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in St. Ives

Words and structures a reader meets early in St. Ives, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Month
A word that appears in the opening chapter of St. Ives; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Unlucky
A word that appears in the opening chapter of St. Ives; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Hands
A word that appears in the opening chapter of St. Ives; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Enemy
A word that appears in the opening chapter of St. Ives; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.