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Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 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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“Suppose they come down upon you?”

“Well, we’ll see about that when they do.

Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

There’s nearly four hundred pounds under this one ceiling.”

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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

“Suppose they come down upon you?”

Line 2

“Well, we’ll see about that when they do.

Line 3

Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

Line 4

They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

Line 5

There’s nearly four hundred pounds under this one ceiling.”

All words in this reading · 65

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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a

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

about

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From this reading “Well, we’ll see about that when they do.

am

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

ceiling

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From this reading There’s nearly four hundred pounds under this one ceiling.”

come

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From this reading “Suppose they come down upon you?”

comes

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

could

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

determined

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

do

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From this reading “Well, we’ll see about that when they do.

door

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

down

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From this reading “Suppose they come down upon you?”

drain

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

each

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

every

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

flagstaff

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

for

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

four

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From this reading There’s nearly four hundred pounds under this one ceiling.”

from

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

furnished

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

had

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

have

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

here

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

hundred

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From this reading There’s nearly four hundred pounds under this one ceiling.”

I

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

in

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

it

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

like

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

me

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

Meanwhile

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

money

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

mortal

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

nearly

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From this reading There’s nearly four hundred pounds under this one ceiling.”

of

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

one

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There’s nearly four hundred pounds under this one ceiling.”

only

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

palace

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

paying

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

pipes

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

place

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

pounds

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There’s nearly four hundred pounds under this one ceiling.”

ready

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

room

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

see

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, we’ll see about that when they do.

so

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

steps

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

Suppose

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From this reading “Suppose they come down upon you?”

take

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, we’ll see about that when they do.

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

There's

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From this reading There’s nearly four hundred pounds under this one ceiling.”

they

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From this reading “Suppose they come down upon you?”

thing

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

think

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

this

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There’s nearly four hundred pounds under this one ceiling.”

to

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

turn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

under

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From this reading There’s nearly four hundred pounds under this one ceiling.”

up

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From this reading Meanwhile I am paying ready money for every mortal thing that comes up the door steps.

upon

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From this reading “Suppose they come down upon you?”

was

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

we'll

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From this reading “Well, we’ll see about that when they do.

Well

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From this reading “Well, we’ll see about that when they do.

when

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From this reading “Well, we’ll see about that when they do.

whole

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From this reading They think so well of me here that I could have had the whole place furnished like a palace from the drain pipes to the flagstaff, only I determined to take each room in turn when I was ready for it.

you

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From this reading “Suppose they come down upon you?”

Chapter 9 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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