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The Amateur Cracksman
The Amateur Cracksman

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Amateur Cracksman is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 12 of The Amateur Cracksman by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 12 holds 227 sentences of The Amateur Cracksman, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Amateur Cracksman, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Amateur
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Amateur Cracksman; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cracksman
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Hornung
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Flattery
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So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.
I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.
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The Amateur Cracksman

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Amateur Cracksman is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.
Line 2
His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.
Line 3
And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.
Line 4
I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.
Line 5
I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.
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a

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

an

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

and

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

at

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

back

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

better

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

but

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

day

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From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.

desire

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

did

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From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.

drove

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

earlier

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

enough

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

fairly

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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.

following

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

for

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

forenoon

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

from

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

furiously

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

gates

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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.

had

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

hansom

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

have

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

he

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

him

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

His

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

hunted

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

I

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

in

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

into

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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.

jumped

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

knew

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

lift

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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.

man

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

me

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

meant

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

met

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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.

minute

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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.

Mount

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

my

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

next

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From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.

night

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

no

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

now

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

o'clock

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From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.

of

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

one

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From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.

or

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

our

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

out

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

pushed

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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.

Raffles

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

relations

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

rooms

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From this reading I met him next minute at the lift gates, and he fairly pushed me back into my rooms.

see

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

should

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

So

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

society

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

soon

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

stage

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

Street

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

telegram

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

that

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

the

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

then

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

there

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

to

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

towards

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From this reading And see him I did, towards one o'clock next day.

town

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

up

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

wanted

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

was

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From this reading So Raffles was back in town; at an earlier stage of our relations I should have hunted him up then and there, but now I knew better.

watching

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

when

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From this reading His telegram meant that he had no desire for my society that night or the following forenoon; that when he wanted me I should see him soon enough.

window

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

without

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.

word

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From this reading I was watching for him from my window in Mount Street, when he drove up furiously in a hansom, and jumped out without a word to the man.