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Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Haunted Bookshop is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Christopher Morley • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

"I do think Bock has the darlingest manners," said Titania.

"Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

"Well," said Roger, "did you have a good time?"

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LEARNER DICTIONARY

Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter X Reading 1/30

The Haunted Bookshop

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Haunted Bookshop is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

Line 2

Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

Line 3

"I do think Bock has the darlingest manners," said Titania.

Line 4

"Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

Line 5

"Well," said Roger, "did you have a good time?"

Learner Dictionary

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Worn verb US /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading “"Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."”

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a

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

abused

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

alcove

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

all

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

and

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

aren't

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

back

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

been

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

Bock

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

Carlyle's

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

chair

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

Cromwell

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

darlingest

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From this reading "I do think Bock has the darlingest manners," said Titania.

deferential

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

did

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From this reading "Well," said Roger, "did you have a good time?"

do

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From this reading "I do think Bock has the darlingest manners," said Titania.

dozing

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

from

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

good

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From this reading "Well," said Roger, "did you have a good time?"

had

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

has

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From this reading "I do think Bock has the darlingest manners," said Titania.

have

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From this reading "Well," said Roger, "did you have a good time?"

he

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

Helen

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

his

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

History

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

I

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From this reading "I do think Bock has the darlingest manners," said Titania.

Ice-Box

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

in

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

it's

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

its

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

just

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

manners

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From this reading "I do think Bock has the darlingest manners," said Titania.

marvel

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

master's

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

movies

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

muscles

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

out

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

place

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

politely

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

proper

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

put

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

Raids

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

really

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

returned

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

Roger

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

rose

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

said

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From this reading "I do think Bock has the darlingest manners," said Titania.

so

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

tail

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

From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

that

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

the

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

them

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

think

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From this reading "I do think Bock has the darlingest manners," said Titania.

time

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From this reading "Well," said Roger, "did you have a good time?"

Titania

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

under

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

wagged

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

wagging

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

Well

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From this reading "Well," said Roger, "did you have a good time?"

when

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From this reading Roger Raids the Ice-Box Roger had just put Carlyle's Cromwell back in its proper place in the History alcove when Helen and Titania returned from the movies.

who

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From this reading Bock, who had been dozing under his master's chair, rose politely and wagged a deferential tail.

wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

Yes

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From this reading "Yes," said Helen, "it's really a marvel that his wagging muscles aren't all worn out, he has abused them so."

you

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From this reading "Well," said Roger, "did you have a good time?"

Chapter 10 of The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 10 of The Haunted Bookshop contain?

Chapter 10 holds 152 sentences of The Haunted Bookshop, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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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Vocabulary met early in The Haunted Bookshop

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Brooklyn: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Haunted Bookshop; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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