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St. Ives

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of St. Ives is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Robert Louis Stevenson • Curated US English Learning Edition

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By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

He greeted me like an old friend.

‘Come away, sir, come away!’ said he.

‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

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Chapter XXVIII Reading 1/58

St. Ives

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of St. Ives is here in full — 292 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

Line 2

He greeted me like an old friend.

Line 3

‘Come away, sir, come away!’ said he.

Line 4

‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

Line 5

‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

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a

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

am

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From this reading ‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

an

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From this reading He greeted me like an old friend.

and

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

as

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From this reading ‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

at

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

away

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be

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

bell

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

business

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By

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can

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

cases

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

Castle

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Come

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dentist

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

eight

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

ensconced

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for

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found

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

friend

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green

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greeted

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half-past

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hands

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He

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From this reading He greeted me like an old friend.

Here

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

him

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

I

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in

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

is

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

lawyer's

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like

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From this reading He greeted me like an old friend.

me

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From this reading He greeted me like an old friend.

morning

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

Mr

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From this reading ‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

next

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

not

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From this reading ‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

o'clock

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

of

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

office

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

old

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From this reading He greeted me like an old friend.

on

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

operation

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

painless

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

practically

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

promise

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

ready

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

replied

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From this reading ‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

ringing

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

Robbie

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From this reading ‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

room

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

said

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From this reading ‘Come away, sir, come away!’ said he.

several

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

shook

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From this reading ‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

sir

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From this reading ‘Come away, sir, come away!’ said he.

so

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From this reading ‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

Street

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

sure

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From this reading ‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

surrounded

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

table

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

that

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

the

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

think

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

tiers

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

tin

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

was

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

where

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From this reading By half-past eight o’clock on the next morning, I was ringing the bell of the lawyer’s office in Castle Street, where I found him ensconced at a business table, in a room surrounded by several tiers of green tin cases.

will

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

with

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From this reading ‘I am not so sure of that, Mr. Robbie,’ I replied, as I shook hands with him.

you

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From this reading ‘Here is the dentist ready for you, and I think I can promise you that the operation will be practically painless.’

Chapter 28 of St. Ives by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 292 sentences, grouped into 59 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.

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Chapter 28 holds 292 sentences of St. Ives, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.

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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.