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The Haunted Bookshop

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Haunted Bookshop is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.
For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.
It was to him almost a religious function.
As a minor poet has said, he "made sleep a career."
But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.
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The Haunted Bookshop

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Haunted Bookshop is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.
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For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.
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It was to him almost a religious function.
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As a minor poet has said, he "made sleep a career."
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But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

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a

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

almost

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From this reading It was to him almost a religious function.

and

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

As

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From this reading As a minor poet has said, he "made sleep a career."

at

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

Aubrey

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

Battle

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

be

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

But

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

by

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

career

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From this reading As a minor poet has said, he "made sleep a career."

compelled

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

determined

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

did

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

entrancing

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

For

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From this reading For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.

force

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

function

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From this reading It was to him almost a religious function.

genuine

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

girlhood

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

has

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From this reading As a minor poet has said, he "made sleep a career."

he

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From this reading As a minor poet has said, he "made sleep a career."

him

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From this reading It was to him almost a religious function.

himself

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

his

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

It

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From this reading It was to him almost a religious function.

know

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

Ludlow

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

made

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From this reading As a minor poet has said, he "made sleep a career."

man

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From this reading For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.

might

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

minor

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From this reading As a minor poet has said, he "made sleep a career."

miss

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

more

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

morning

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

next

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

not

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

o'clock

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

of

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

paid

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

poet

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From this reading As a minor poet has said, he "made sleep a career."

primitive

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From this reading For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.

Rarely

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

religious

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From this reading It was to him almost a religious function.

Roger

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

said

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From this reading As a minor poet has said, he "made sleep a career."

seriously

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From this reading For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.

sheer

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

six

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

sleep

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From this reading For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.

Street

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

subconscious

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

taking

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

than

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

The

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

this

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From this reading For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.

ticking

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

time-sense

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

to

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

took

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From this reading For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.

train

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

tribute

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

wake

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

was

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

what

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From this reading But he did not know what train Roger might be taking, and he was determined not to miss him.

when

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

will

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From this reading The Battle of Ludlow Street Rarely was a more genuine tribute paid to entrancing girlhood than when Aubrey compelled himself, by sheer force of will and the ticking of his subconscious time-sense, to wake at six o'clock the next morning.

with

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From this reading For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.

young

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From this reading For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.

zest

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From this reading For this young man took sleep seriously and with a primitive zest.

Chapter 13 of The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 Haunted Bookshop contain?

Chapter 13 holds 272 sentences of The Haunted Bookshop, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 13 of The Haunted Bookshop?

Work through the 55 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 55 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 13 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 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.

Questions about reading The Haunted Bookshop

Common questions about reading The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Haunted Bookshop?

Yes. All 4108 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #172 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Haunted Bookshop is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #172, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Haunted Bookshop take to read?

About 342 minutes of reading across 822 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Haunted Bookshop

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Haunted Bookshop, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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.
Borough
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Superb
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Sunsets
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.