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St. Ives

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of St. Ives is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.
All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.
The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.
It seemed to darken and lighten again in the vicissitudes of the gusts.
Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.
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St. Ives

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of St. Ives is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.
Line 2
All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.
Line 3
The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.
Line 4
It seemed to darken and lighten again in the vicissitudes of the gusts.
Line 5
Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

All words in this reading · 78

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a

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

again

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From this reading It seemed to darken and lighten again in the vicissitudes of the gusts.

All

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

along

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

and

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

At

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

back

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

been

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

behind

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

blown

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

bucketfuls

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From this reading The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.

by

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

city

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From this reading The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.

darken

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From this reading It seemed to darken and lighten again in the vicissitudes of the gusts.

darkness

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

door

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

ears

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

end

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

flushed

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From this reading The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.

from

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From this reading The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.

gusts

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From this reading It seemed to darken and lighten again in the vicissitudes of the gusts.

had

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

hunted

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

I

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

in

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

It

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From this reading It seemed to darken and lighten again in the vicissitudes of the gusts.

lamps

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

led

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

lighten

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From this reading It seemed to darken and lighten again in the vicissitudes of the gusts.

long

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

lull

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

make

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

me

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

must

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

my

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

nearly

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

neighbouring

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From this reading The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.

Now

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

ocean

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From this reading The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.

of

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

on

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

our

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

out

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

parting

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

pavements

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

Princes

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

rain

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From this reading The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.

re-multiply

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

revive

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

Rowley

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

salt

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From this reading The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.

say

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

screamed

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

seemed

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From this reading It seemed to darken and lighten again in the vicissitudes of the gusts.

shine

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

shout

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

sparingly

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

squall

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

Street

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

tasted

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From this reading The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.

that

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From this reading The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.

the

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

they

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

thoroughfare

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

to

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From this reading It seemed to darken and lighten again in the vicissitudes of the gusts.

unbridled

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

vicissitudes

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From this reading It seemed to darken and lighten again in the vicissitudes of the gusts.

violence

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

visible

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

was

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

way

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

wet

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

whither

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

wind

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From this reading All the way along Princes Street (whither my way led) the wind hunted me behind and screamed in my ears.

with

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From this reading The city was flushed with bucketfuls of rain that tasted salt from the neighbouring ocean.

words

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From this reading At the door I was nearly blown back by the unbridled violence of the squall, and Rowley and I must shout our parting words.

would

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

you

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From this reading Now you would say the lamps had been blown out from end to end of the long thoroughfare; now, in a lull, they would revive, re-multiply, shine again on the wet pavements, and make darkness sparingly visible.

Chapter 26 of St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 26 of St. Ives contain?

Chapter 26 holds 198 sentences of St. Ives, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 26 of St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 26 of St. Ives?

Work through the 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 40 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 26 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 26 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

Common questions about reading St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson on this page, its source edition and its audio.

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.

How to read St. Ives section by section

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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.