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

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 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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We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, if we only had a service o some sort on the Lord’s day.
It’s a temptin o Providence to go on in this way without takin any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin than on any other day.”
We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.
Ye fool!” growled another, hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o a cradle.
What more d’ye want?”
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The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 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
We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service osome sort on the Lord’s day.
Line 2
It’s a temptinoProvidence to go on in this way without takinany notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playinthan on any other day.”
Line 3
We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.
Line 4
Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out oa cradle.
Line 5
What more d’ye want?”

Learner Dictionary

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Providence noun US /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading “It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.””

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a

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

and

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

another

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

any

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

around

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

as

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

blessing

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

boys

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

camp

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

can

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

card

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

clay

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

cradle

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

crowd

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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.

d'ye

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From this reading What more d’ye want?”

day

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

drunk

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

except

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

fool

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

go

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

got

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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.

growled

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

had

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

hain't

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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.

have

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

he

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

if

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

in

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

is

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

it

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

It's

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

like

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

Lord's

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

man

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

maybe

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

more

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

no

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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.

notice

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

o

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

objected

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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.

of

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

on

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

one

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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.

only

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

other

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

out

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

parson

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From this reading “We hain’t got no parson,” objected one of the crowd.

parsons

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

playin

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

said

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

service

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

some

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

sort

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

splash

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

takin

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

temptin

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

texts

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

than

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

that

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

the

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

there's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

this

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

three

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

want

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From this reading What more d’ye want?”

way

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

we

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

We'd

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From this reading “We’d have a blessing on the camp, boys,” he said, “if we only had a service o’ some sort on the Lord’s day.

What

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From this reading What more d’ye want?”

whisky

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

without

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From this reading It’s a temptin’ o’ Providence to go on in this way without takin’ any notice of it, except that maybe there’s more whisky drunk and more card playin’ than on any other day.”

worth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

Ye

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From this reading “Ye fool!” growled another, “hain’t we got a man as is worth any three parsons, and can splash texts around like clay out o’ a cradle.

Chapter 23 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 23 of The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales contain?

Chapter 23 holds 169 sentences of The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 23 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 23 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.

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Can chapter 23 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 23 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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