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The Market-Place

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Market-Place is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 9 of The Market-Place by Harold Frederic holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 9 of The Market-Place contain?

Chapter 9 holds 303 sentences of The Market-Place, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of The Market-Place by Harold Frederic exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 9 of The Market-Place?

Work through the 61 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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How long does The Market-Place take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1499 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Market-Place

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Market-Place, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Battle
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Victor
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Remained
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Field--sitting
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Market-Place; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.
It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.
They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.
By tacit agreement, the General ordered the luncheon, speaking French to the waiter throughout.
Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.
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The Market-Place

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Market-Place is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.
Line 2
It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.
Line 3
They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.
Line 4
By tacit agreement, the General ordered the luncheon, speaking French to the waiter throughout.
Line 5
Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.
All words in this reading · 76

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a

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

agreement

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From this reading By tacit agreement, the General ordered the luncheon, speaking French to the waiter throughout.

and

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

any

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

appointed

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

arrived

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

as

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

balcony

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

be

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

by

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

carefully

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

conversation

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

Divested

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

enough

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

few

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

find

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

flesh

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

fortunate

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

found

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

French

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From this reading By tacit agreement, the General ordered the luncheon, speaking French to the waiter throughout.

from

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

fur-coated

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

GENERAL

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

gentleman

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

give

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

gloved

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

great-coat

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

habit

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

he

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

him

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

his

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

hour

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

hovering

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

imposing

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

in

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

indeed

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

It

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

KERVICK

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

lacked

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

luncheon

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From this reading By tacit agreement, the General ordered the luncheon, speaking French to the waiter throughout.

luncheon-room

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

man

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

meagre

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

met

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

minutes

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

neighbourhood

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

of

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

on

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

ordered

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From this reading By tacit agreement, the General ordered the luncheon, speaking French to the waiter throughout.

other

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

out

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

privacy

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

punctual

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

removed

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

seen

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

small

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

speaking

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From this reading By tacit agreement, the General ordered the luncheon, speaking French to the waiter throughout.

stature

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

still

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

sufficiently

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

table

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

tacit

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From this reading By tacit agreement, the General ordered the luncheon, speaking French to the waiter throughout.

the

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

their

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

they

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

Thorpe

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

throughout

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From this reading By tacit agreement, the General ordered the luncheon, speaking French to the waiter throughout.

thus

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

to

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

together

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

waiter

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From this reading By tacit agreement, the General ordered the luncheon, speaking French to the waiter throughout.

was

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.

well

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From this reading Divested of his imposing great-coat, he was seen to be a gentleman of meagre flesh as well as of small stature.

went

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From this reading It indeed still lacked a few minutes of the appointed hour when they thus met and went in together.

were

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From this reading They were fortunate enough to find a small table out on the balcony, sufficiently removed from any other to give privacy to their conversation.

when

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From this reading GENERAL KERVICK was by habit a punctual man, and Thorpe found him hovering, carefully gloved and fur-coated, in the neighbourhood of the luncheon-room when he arrived.