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Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Arthur Conan Doyle • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Being series of

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It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

II.

HOME, 10th April, 1881.

Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.

It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

Line 2

II.

Line 3

HOME, 10th April, 1881.

Line 4

Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.

Line 5

It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

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10th

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From this reading HOME, 10th April, 1881.

1881

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From this reading HOME, 10th April, 1881.

a

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

adieu

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

again

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From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.

am

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From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.

and

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

another

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

April

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From this reading HOME, 10th April, 1881.

are

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

Bertie

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

budget

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dear

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From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.

enough

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

fire's

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

formidable

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fortnight

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

gossip

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

great

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have

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heartily

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

here

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From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.

heresies

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

HOME

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From this reading HOME, 10th April, 1881.

I

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I'm

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II

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From this reading II.

in

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It's

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

late

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

letter

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

long

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

make

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

my

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

news

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

next

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

not

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

of

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

out

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

postbox

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From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.

see

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

shivering

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

since

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

so

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

sure

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

that

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

the

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

to

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

until

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

very

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

weary

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

Well

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From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.

wrote

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

yet

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From this reading It’s not a fortnight since I wrote you that great long letter, and yet you see I have news enough to make another formidable budget.

you

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From this reading It’s late, Bertie, and the fire’s out, and I’m shivering; and you, I’m very sure, are heartily weary of my gossip and my heresies, so adieu until my next.

your

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From this reading Well, my dear Bertie, here I am again in your postbox.

Chapter 2 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 2 holds 184 sentences of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

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