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The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales
The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.
Do you imagine that I would injure her?
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The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.
Line 2
When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.
Line 3
Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”
Line 4
And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.
Line 5
Do you imagine that I would injure her?

All words in this reading · 62

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about

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

and

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

any

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

asked

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From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.

at

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

away

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

back

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

better

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

breathed

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

Consul

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

country

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

disturb

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

do

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

Edinburgh

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

ever

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

from

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

go

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

gone

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

guard

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

hand

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

have

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

he

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From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.

her

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

I

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

imagine

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From this reading “Do you imagine that I would injure her?

in

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From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.

injure

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From this reading “Do you imagine that I would injure her?

is

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From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.

keeping

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From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.

leisure

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

me

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

Muscovite

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

my

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

myself

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

nor

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

not

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

object

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From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.

of

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

over

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

proof

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

protection

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

Russian

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

said

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

sand-hills

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

shall

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

skulk

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

Sophie

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From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.

take

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

than

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

that

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

the

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

then

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

these

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

this

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

to

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

Until

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From this reading Until then, I shall guard her myself, and not you, nor any Muscovite that ever breathed, shall take her from me.”

what

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From this reading “And what is your object in keeping me from Sophie?” he asked.

When

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

woman

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From this reading When I have proof that you have gone away I shall hand this woman over to the protection of the Russian Consul at Edinburgh.

would

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

You

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

your

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From this reading “You would do better to go back to your country,” I said, “than to skulk about these sand-hills and disturb my leisure.

Chapter 11 of The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 11 of The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales contain?

Chapter 11 holds 169 sentences of The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales by Arthur Conan Doyle exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 11 of The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales?

Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 34 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 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.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #294, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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Tales
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Preface
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