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The Stark Munro Letters
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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I had an adventure upon the way to Bradfield.
The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.
There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.
With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.
The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.
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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I had an adventure upon the way to Bradfield.
Line 2
The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.
Line 3
There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.
Line 4
With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.
Line 5
The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

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a

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

adventure

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From this reading I had an adventure upon the way to Bradfield.

an

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From this reading I had an adventure upon the way to Bradfield.

and

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

as

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From this reading The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

at

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

be

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

before

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

black

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

bonnet

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

Bradfield

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From this reading I had an adventure upon the way to Bradfield.

bright

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

by

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From this reading The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

carriage

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

casual

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

contained

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

corner

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From this reading The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

daily

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

dash

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

daughter

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

down

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

dressed

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

each

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From this reading The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

elderly

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

face

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

far

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From this reading The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

fellow

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

gentle-looking

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

girl

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

glances

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

gold

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

had

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From this reading I had an adventure upon the way to Bradfield.

her

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

him

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From this reading The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

I

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From this reading I had an adventure upon the way to Bradfield.

in

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

ladies

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From this reading The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

lady

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

me

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From this reading The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

most

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

of

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

older

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

one

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

opposite

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From this reading The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

or

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

other

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

paper

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

party

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

people

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

presume

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From this reading The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

quiet

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

red

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

rosy

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

sat

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From this reading The two ladies sat by each other in the far corner, and the son (as I presume him to be) sat opposite me.

settling

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

short

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

so

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

son

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

spectacles

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

the

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From this reading I had an adventure upon the way to Bradfield.

There

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

thick-set

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

three

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

to

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From this reading I had an adventure upon the way to Bradfield.

took

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

travelling

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

twenty

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

two

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

upon

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From this reading I had an adventure upon the way to Bradfield.

velvet

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

was

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

way

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From this reading I had an adventure upon the way to Bradfield.

were

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

which

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

who

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

whom

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From this reading The carriage in which I was travelling contained a party of three, at whom I took the most casual of glances before settling down to the daily paper.

with

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From this reading There was an elderly lady, with a bright rosy face, gold spectacles, and a dash of red velvet in her bonnet.

year

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

young

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

younger

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From this reading With her were two younger people, who I took to be her son and her daughter--the one a quiet, gentle-looking girl of twenty or so, dressed in black, and the other a short, thick-set young fellow, a year or two older.

Chapter 8 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 181 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 8 holds 181 sentences of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

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