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The Moon and Sixpence

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Moon and Sixpence is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham • Curated US English Learning Edition

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We arrived at the house in which I lived.

I would not ask him to come in with me, but walked up the stairs without a word.

He followed me, and entered the apartment on my heels.

He had not been in it before, but he never gave a glance at the room I had been at pains to make pleasing to the eye.

There was a tin of tobacco on the table, and, taking out his pipe, he filled it.

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Chapter XXVIII Reading 1/61

The Moon and Sixpence

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The Moon and Sixpence is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

We arrived at the house in which I lived.

Line 2

I would not ask him to come in with me, but walked up the stairs without a word.

Line 3

He followed me, and entered the apartment on my heels.

Line 4

He had not been in it before, but he never gave a glance at the room I had been at pains to make pleasing to the eye.

Line 5

There was a tin of tobacco on the table, and, taking out his pipe, he filled it.

All words in this reading · 55

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a

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and

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From this reading He followed me, and entered the apartment on my heels.

apartment

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arrived

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From this reading We arrived at the house in which I lived.

ask

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at

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From this reading We arrived at the house in which I lived.

been

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From this reading He had not been in it before, but he never gave a glance at the room I had been at pains to make pleasing to the eye.

before

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but

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From this reading I would not ask him to come in with me, but walked up the stairs without a word.

come

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entered

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From this reading He followed me, and entered the apartment on my heels.

eye

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From this reading He had not been in it before, but he never gave a glance at the room I had been at pains to make pleasing to the eye.

filled

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followed

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gave

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glance

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From this reading He had not been in it before, but he never gave a glance at the room I had been at pains to make pleasing to the eye.

had

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From this reading He had not been in it before, but he never gave a glance at the room I had been at pains to make pleasing to the eye.

He

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From this reading He followed me, and entered the apartment on my heels.

heels

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him

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his

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house

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I

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in

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it

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From this reading He had not been in it before, but he never gave a glance at the room I had been at pains to make pleasing to the eye.

lived

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From this reading We arrived at the house in which I lived.

make

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From this reading He had not been in it before, but he never gave a glance at the room I had been at pains to make pleasing to the eye.

me

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From this reading I would not ask him to come in with me, but walked up the stairs without a word.

my

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From this reading He followed me, and entered the apartment on my heels.

never

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From this reading He had not been in it before, but he never gave a glance at the room I had been at pains to make pleasing to the eye.

not

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of

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on

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From this reading He followed me, and entered the apartment on my heels.

out

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pains

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From this reading He had not been in it before, but he never gave a glance at the room I had been at pains to make pleasing to the eye.

pipe

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From this reading There was a tin of tobacco on the table, and, taking out his pipe, he filled it.

pleasing

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From this reading He had not been in it before, but he never gave a glance at the room I had been at pains to make pleasing to the eye.

room

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stairs

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table

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taking

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the

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There

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tin

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to

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From this reading I would not ask him to come in with me, but walked up the stairs without a word.

tobacco

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From this reading There was a tin of tobacco on the table, and, taking out his pipe, he filled it.

up

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walked

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was

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From this reading There was a tin of tobacco on the table, and, taking out his pipe, he filled it.

We

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which

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with

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From this reading I would not ask him to come in with me, but walked up the stairs without a word.

without

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word

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would

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From this reading I would not ask him to come in with me, but walked up the stairs without a word.

Chapter 28 of The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 305 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.

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Chapter 28 holds 305 sentences of The Moon and Sixpence, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.

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