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The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

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The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies John Buchan

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Chapter VII

Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic. While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate. The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger. Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's. But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

Line 2

While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

Line 3

The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

Line 4

Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

Line 5

But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

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a

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about

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

all

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and

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any

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From this reading But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

arguing

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

assiduous

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From this reading But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

at

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

attendance

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From this reading But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

before

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

Bill

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

blow

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From this reading But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

but

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

Cabinet

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

can

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

Cargill

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

danger

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From this reading The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

disinclined

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

from

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From this reading The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

go

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

going

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

Government

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From this reading But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

had

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From this reading The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

have

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

he

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

his

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

Home

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From this reading The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

horrible

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

House

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From this reading But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

I

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

in

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From this reading But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

ingenuity

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

introduction

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

it

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

its

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

like

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

London

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

lunatic

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

madness

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

mercifully

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

might

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

Minister

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From this reading The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

moment

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From this reading But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

near

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

now

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

of

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

on

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

only

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

preposterous

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

Prime

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From this reading The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

ruminating

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

saw

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

say

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

Scotch

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

Secretary

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From this reading The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

see

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

seen

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From this reading The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

sky-high

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From this reading But Cargill was assiduous in his attendance at the House, and at any moment might blow the Government sky-high.

something

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

St

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

stark

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

start

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From this reading The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

Stephen's

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

talk

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

that

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From this reading The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

the

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

this

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

time

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From this reading I can see all this now, but at the time I saw only stark madness and the horrible ingenuity of the lunatic.

to

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

undergraduate

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

Vennard

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

was

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

While

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From this reading While Vennard was ruminating on his Bill, Cargill was going about London arguing like a Scotch undergraduate.

worse

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From this reading The Prime Minister had seen from the start that the Home Secretary was the worse danger.

would

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From this reading Vennard might talk of his preposterous Bill, but the Cabinet would have something to say to it before its introduction, and he was mercifully disinclined to go near St. Stephen's.

Chapter 7 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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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