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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 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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There, now, you see what comes of waving the red rag!

Let me make a concession to appease you.

I do believe that Christianity in its different forms has been the very best thing for the world during all this long barbarous epoch.

Of course, it has been the best thing, else Providence would not have permitted it.

The engineer knows best what tools to use in strengthening his own machine.

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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

There, now, you see what comes of waving the red rag!

Line 2

Let me make a concession to appease you.

Line 3

I do believe that Christianity in its different forms has been the very best thing for the world during all this long barbarous epoch.

Line 4

Of course, it has been the best thing, else Providence would not have permitted it.

Line 5

The engineer knows best what tools to use in strengthening his own machine.

Learner Dictionary

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Providence noun US /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading “Of course, it has been the best thing, else Providence would not have permitted it.”

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a

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From this reading Let me make a concession to appease you.

all

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From this reading I do believe that Christianity in its different forms has been the very best thing for the world during all this long barbarous epoch.

appease

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From this reading Let me make a concession to appease you.

barbarous

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From this reading I do believe that Christianity in its different forms has been the very best thing for the world during all this long barbarous epoch.

been

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believe

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best

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Christianity

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comes

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concession

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course

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different

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do

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during

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From this reading I do believe that Christianity in its different forms has been the very best thing for the world during all this long barbarous epoch.

else

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engineer

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epoch

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for

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forms

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has

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have

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his

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I

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in

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it

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its

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knows

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From this reading The engineer knows best what tools to use in strengthening his own machine.

Let

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From this reading Let me make a concession to appease you.

long

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machine

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make

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me

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not

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now

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From this reading There, now, you see what comes of waving the red rag!

of

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own

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permitted

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From this reading Of course, it has been the best thing, else Providence would not have permitted it.

ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading Of course, it has been the best thing, else Providence would not have permitted it.

rag

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From this reading There, now, you see what comes of waving the red rag!

red

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From this reading There, now, you see what comes of waving the red rag!

see

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strengthening

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that

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From this reading I do believe that Christianity in its different forms has been the very best thing for the world during all this long barbarous epoch.

the

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There

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thing

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From this reading I do believe that Christianity in its different forms has been the very best thing for the world during all this long barbarous epoch.

this

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to

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From this reading Let me make a concession to appease you.

tools

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From this reading The engineer knows best what tools to use in strengthening his own machine.

use

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very

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From this reading I do believe that Christianity in its different forms has been the very best thing for the world during all this long barbarous epoch.

waving

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From this reading There, now, you see what comes of waving the red rag!

what

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world

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would

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From this reading Of course, it has been the best thing, else Providence would not have permitted it.

you

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From this reading There, now, you see what comes of waving the red rag!

Chapter 13 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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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