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The Circular Staircase

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Circular Staircase is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mary Roberts Rinehart • Curated US English Learning Edition

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LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

They occupied the end of the east wing, beyond the circular staircase, and we had not even opened them.

The girl herself was too ill to notice what was being done.

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Chapter XIII Reading 1/45

The Circular Staircase

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Circular Staircase is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

Line 2

Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

Line 3

Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

Line 4

They occupied the end of the east wing, beyond the circular staircase, and we had not even opened them.

Line 5

The girl herself was too ill to notice what was being done.

All words in this reading · 65

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airing

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and

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

as

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From this reading Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

at

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From this reading Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

bedroom

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From this reading Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

been

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From this reading Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

being

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From this reading The girl herself was too ill to notice what was being done.

beyond

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From this reading They occupied the end of the east wing, beyond the circular staircase, and we had not even opened them.

blankets

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came

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car

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circular

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doctor

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done

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From this reading The girl herself was too ill to notice what was being done.

dressing-room

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From this reading Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

east

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From this reading They occupied the end of the east wing, beyond the circular staircase, and we had not even opened them.

end

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Englewood

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even

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fitting

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from

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

Gertrude

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girl

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

gone

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had

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From this reading Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

Halsey

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From this reading Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

Her

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From this reading Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

herself

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From this reading The girl herself was too ill to notice what was being done.

him

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

house

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I

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ill

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From this reading The girl herself was too ill to notice what was being done.

LOUISE

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

Louise's

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From this reading Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

not

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From this reading They occupied the end of the east wing, beyond the circular staircase, and we had not even opened them.

notice

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From this reading The girl herself was too ill to notice what was being done.

occupied

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From this reading They occupied the end of the east wing, beyond the circular staircase, and we had not even opened them.

of

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From this reading Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

opened

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From this reading They occupied the end of the east wing, beyond the circular staircase, and we had not even opened them.

opening

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From this reading Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

own

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From this reading Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

pillows

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From this reading Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

private

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From this reading Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

rooms

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From this reading Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

see

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

sick

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

sitting-room

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From this reading Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

soon

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

staircase

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From this reading They occupied the end of the east wing, beyond the circular staircase, and we had not even opened them.

supervise

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From this reading Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

The

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

them

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From this reading They occupied the end of the east wing, beyond the circular staircase, and we had not even opened them.

they

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From this reading Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

to

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

too

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From this reading The girl herself was too ill to notice what was being done.

up

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

very

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

was

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From this reading Halsey had gone to supervise the fitting of the car with blankets and pillows, and Gertrude was opening and airing Louise’s own rooms at the house.

we

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From this reading Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

went

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

were

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From this reading Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

what

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From this reading The girl herself was too ill to notice what was being done.

when

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From this reading Her private sitting-room, bedroom and dressing-room were as they had been when we came.

wing

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From this reading They occupied the end of the east wing, beyond the circular staircase, and we had not even opened them.

with

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From this reading LOUISE The doctor from Englewood came very soon, and I went up to see the sick girl with him.

Chapter 13 of The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 228 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.

What does chapter 13 of The Circular Staircase contain?

Chapter 13 holds 228 sentences of The Circular Staircase, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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.

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