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The Moonstone

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.
There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.
Mr. Betteredge,” he said, as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.
You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.
Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.
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The Moonstone

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Moonstone is here in full — 543 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/108 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.
Line 2
There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.
Line 3
Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.
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You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.
Line 5
Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

Learner Dictionary

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.”

All words in this reading · 104

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a

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

again

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

an

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

and

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

another

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

any

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

are

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

as

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

assistance

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

away

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

be

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

because

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

been

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

before

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

Betteredge

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

boat

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

but

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

by

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

clean

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

considerations

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

credit

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

determined

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

do

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

entered

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

evening

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

example

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

firs

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

girl

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

give

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

good

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

happen

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

has

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

have

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

he

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

heartily

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

her

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

himself

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

his

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

honoured

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

humane

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

I

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

in

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

information

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

instance

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

is

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

led

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

like

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

longer

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

made

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

man

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

may

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

me

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

Mr

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

my

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

mystifying

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

no

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

oar

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

of

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

on

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

one

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

our

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

out

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

own

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

pity

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

plain

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

plantation

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

prejudice

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

propose

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

quicksand

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

remained

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

Rosanna

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

roused

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

said

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

see

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

Sergeant

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

set

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

she

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

side

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

silent

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

some

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

speaking

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

Spearman

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From this reading You are determined to give me no information to the prejudice of Rosanna Spearman, because she has been a good girl to _you_, and because you pity her heartily.

spoke

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

taking

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

The

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

There

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

they

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

think

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

thinking

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

this

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

Those

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

thoughts

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

thrown

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

till

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

to

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

up

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

use

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

was

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

we

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

which

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From this reading The Sergeant remained silent, thinking his own thoughts, till we entered the plantation of firs which led to the quicksand.

whose

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From this reading There he roused himself, like a man whose mind was made up, and spoke to me again.

world

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From this reading Those humane considerations do you a world of credit, but they happen in this instance to be humane considerations clean thrown away.

you

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From this reading “Mr. Betteredge,” he said, “as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.

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How do I study chapter 14 of The Moonstone?

Work through the 109 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 109 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 14 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 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 Moonstone

Common questions about reading The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Moonstone?

Yes. All 11510 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #155 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Moonstone is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #155, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Moonstone take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2302 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Moonstone section by section

How to work through The Moonstone section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 38 chapters of The Moonstone to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Moonstone

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

Third
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Moonstone; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Narrative
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Moonstone; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fourth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Moonstone; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fifth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Moonstone; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.