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The Man Between: An International Romance
The Man Between: An International Romance

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Man Between: An International Romance is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 5 of The Man Between: An International Romance by Amelia E. Barr holds 507 sentences, grouped into 102 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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Chapter 5 holds 507 sentences of The Man Between: An International Romance, unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of The Man Between: An International Romance by Amelia E. Barr exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 507 sentences, grouped into 102 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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Work through the 102 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”
she asked.
Your father has ordered the carriage to be at the Holland House at five o’clock.
It can call for you first, and then go to the Holland House.
But do not keep your father waiting.
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The Man Between: An International Romance

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Man Between: An International Romance is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, andWill you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”
Line 2
she asked.
Line 3
Your father has ordered the carriage to be at the Holland House at five o’clock.
Line 4
It can call for you first, and then go to the Holland House.
Line 5
But do not keep your father waiting.
All words in this reading · 52

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

after

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

an

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

and

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

asked

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From this reading she asked.

at

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

be

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From this reading “Your father has ordered the carriage to be at the Holland House at five o’clock.

But

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From this reading But do not keep your father waiting.

call

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From this reading It can call for you first, and then go to the Holland House.

can

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From this reading It can call for you first, and then go to the Holland House.

carriage

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

day

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

do

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From this reading But do not keep your father waiting.

down

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

Ethel

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

father

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From this reading “Your father has ordered the carriage to be at the Holland House at five o’clock.

first

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From this reading It can call for you first, and then go to the Holland House.

five

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

for

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

go

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From this reading It can call for you first, and then go to the Holland House.

going

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

Gramercy

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

grandmother

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

has

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From this reading “Your father has ordered the carriage to be at the Holland House at five o’clock.

her

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

Holland

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From this reading “Your father has ordered the carriage to be at the Holland House at five o’clock.

hour

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

House

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From this reading “Your father has ordered the carriage to be at the Holland House at five o’clock.

It

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From this reading It can call for you first, and then go to the Holland House.

keep

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From this reading But do not keep your father waiting.

lunch

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

me

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

next

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

not

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From this reading But do not keep your father waiting.

o'clock

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

or

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

ordered

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

From this reading “Your father has ordered the carriage to be at the Holland House at five o’clock.

Park

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

said

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

send

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

From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

she

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

From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

spend

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

From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

THE

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

From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

then

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

From this reading It can call for you first, and then go to the Holland House.

to

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

From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

two

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

waiting

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From this reading But do not keep your father waiting.

walk

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

was

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

From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

Will

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

From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

with

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From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

you

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

From this reading THE next day after lunch Ethel said she was going to walk down to Gramercy Park and spend an hour or two with her grandmother, and “Will you send the carriage for me at five o’clock?”

Your

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

From this reading “Your father has ordered the carriage to be at the Holland House at five o’clock.