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Chapter 30 of The Circular Staircase is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mary Roberts Rinehart • Curated US English Learning Edition

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WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

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Chapter XXX Reading 1/16

The Circular Staircase Mary Roberts Rinehart

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Chapter XXX

Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of The Circular Staircase is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained. Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening. I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food. I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour. His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

The Circular Staircase

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of The Circular Staircase is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

Line 2

Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

Line 3

I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

Line 4

I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

Line 5

His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

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Alex

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almost

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

and

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

as

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

be

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From this reading I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

been

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

before

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

bodies

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

box-car

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brought

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

carried

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cars

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

cases

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

chances

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

CHURCHYARDS

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

connection

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

day

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

destined

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

directly

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

disappearance

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

down

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

due

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

each

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

enough

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From this reading I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

every

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

felt

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

food

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found

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

Friday

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

gone

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

had

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

Halsey

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

he

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his

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

hour

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

I

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

in

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From this reading I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

incidents

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

isolated

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

It

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

knew

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From this reading I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

lessening

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

locked

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From this reading I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

might

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From this reading I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

miles

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From this reading I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

my

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

night

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

of

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

on

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

or

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From this reading I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

passage

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

perhaps

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From this reading I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

previously

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

read

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

recovery

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

Riggs

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sidings

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

since

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

some

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

spirits

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

story

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

sudden

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

Sunnyside

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

that

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

the

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thousands

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From this reading I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

to

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

told

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tramp

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From this reading His recovery was destined to be almost as sudden as his disappearance, and was due directly to the tramp Alex had brought to Sunnyside.

unexplained

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us

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was

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water

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Wednesday

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well

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went

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

were

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From this reading Halsey had been gone since the Friday night before, and with the passage of each day I felt that his chances were lessening.

west

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

WHEN

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

where

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From this reading I had read of cases where bodies had been found locked in cars on isolated sidings in the west, and my spirits went down with every hour.

with

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

without

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From this reading I knew well enough that he might be carried thousands of miles in the box-car, locked in, perhaps, without water or food.

YAWN

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From this reading WHEN CHURCHYARDS YAWN It was on Wednesday Riggs told us the story of his connection with some incidents that had been previously unexplained.

Chapter 30 of The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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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