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The Goodness of St. Rocque, and Other Stories

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Goodness of St. Rocque, and Other Stories is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson • Curated US English Learning Edition

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He might have had another name; we never knew.

Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

He was small: most Creole men are small when they are old.

It is strange, but a fact.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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The Goodness of St. Rocque, and Other Stories Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson

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Chapter V

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Goodness of St. Rocque, and Other Stories is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

He might have had another name; we never knew. Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed. No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history. He was small: most Creole men are small when they are old. It is strange, but a fact.

The Goodness of St. Rocque, and Other Stories

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Goodness of St. Rocque, and Other Stories is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

He might have had another name; we never knew.

Line 2

Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

Line 3

No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

Line 4

He was small: most Creole men are small when they are old.

Line 5

It is strange, but a fact.

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a

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

ago

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

an

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

and

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

another

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From this reading He might have had another name; we never knew.

approached

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

are

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From this reading He was small: most Creole men are small when they are old.

ask

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

Baptiste

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

been

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

but

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From this reading It is strange, but a fact.

christened

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

cognomen

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

concerning

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

Creole

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From this reading He was small: most Creole men are small when they are old.

dim

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

disagreeable

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

ever

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

fact

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From this reading It is strange, but a fact.

for

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

had

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From this reading He might have had another name; we never knew.

have

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From this reading He might have had another name; we never knew.

He

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From this reading He might have had another name; we never knew.

him

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

his

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

history

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

in

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

is

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From this reading It is strange, but a fact.

it

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

knew

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From this reading He might have had another name; we never knew.

known

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

little

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

long

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

looking

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

man

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

men

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From this reading He was small: most Creole men are small when they are old.

might

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From this reading He might have had another name; we never knew.

mild-mannered

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

most

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From this reading He was small: most Creole men are small when they are old.

Mr

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

name

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From this reading He might have had another name; we never knew.

never

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From this reading He might have had another name; we never knew.

No

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

of

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

old

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From this reading He was small: most Creole men are small when they are old.

one

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

oyster-wise

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

past

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

personal

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

shutting

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

small

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From this reading He was small: most Creole men are small when they are old.

Some

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

strange

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From this reading It is strange, but a fact.

sufficed

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

temerity

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

the

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From this reading Some one had christened him Mr. Baptiste long ago in the dim past, and it sufficed.

they

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From this reading He was small: most Creole men are small when they are old.

though

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

to

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

uncomfortable

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

up

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

was

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

way

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

we

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From this reading He might have had another name; we never knew.

when

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

who

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From this reading No one had ever been known who had the temerity to ask him for another cognomen, for though he was a mild-mannered little man, he had an uncomfortable way of shutting up oyster-wise and looking disagreeable when approached concerning his personal history.

Chapter 5 of The Goodness of St. Rocque, and Other Stories by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson holds 168 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.

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Manuela: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Goodness of St. Rocque, and Other Stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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