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Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Arthur Conan Doyle • Curated US English Learning Edition

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“Oh, I shall find plenty to do.

Don’t you worry about that,” I answered.

“Oh, but this is all rot,” said he, picking up the plate.

“Come along upstairs and let us see where we stand.”

We filed off once more, he leading with the huge brass “Dr. Munro” under his arm; then the little woman, and then this rather perturbed and bemuddled young man.

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Chapter XIV Reading 1/37

The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“Oh, I shall find plenty to do.

Line 2

Don’t you worry about that,” I answered.

Line 3

“Oh, but this is all rot,” said he, picking up the plate.

Line 4

“Come along upstairs and let us see where we stand.”

Line 5

We filed off once more, he leading with the huge brass “Dr. Munro” under his arm; then the little woman, and then this rather perturbed and bemuddled young man.

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about

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all

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along

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and

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answered

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arm

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bemuddled

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brass

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but

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Come

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do

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Don't

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Dr

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filed

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find

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he

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his

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huge

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I

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is

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leading

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let

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little

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man

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more

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Munro

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off

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Oh

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once

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perturbed

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picking

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plate

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plenty

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rather

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rot

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said

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see

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shall

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stand

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that

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the

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then

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this

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to

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under

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up

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upstairs

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us

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we

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where

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with

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woman

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From this reading We filed off once more, he leading with the huge brass “Dr. Munro” under his arm; then the little woman, and then this rather perturbed and bemuddled young man.

worry

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you

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young

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Chapter 14 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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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