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The Stark Munro Letters
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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.
There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.
When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.
I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.
I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.
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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 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

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The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.
Line 2
There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.
Line 3
When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.
Line 4
I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.
Line 5
I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

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Thin adjective US /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.”

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a

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

about

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

absolute

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

ago

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

am

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

and

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

any

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

asked

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at

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blank

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both

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Bradfield

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but

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by

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

can

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

cordially

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From this reading The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.

Cullingworth

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Cullingworths

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From this reading The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.

days

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

determined

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did

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From this reading The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.

disappointed

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

end

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faces

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

few

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

forced

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

geniality

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

getting

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

he

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

hitch

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

I

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

in

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

is

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

it

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

last

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

laugh

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

leaving

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

look

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

make

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

man

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

manner

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

markedly

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

matter

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

me

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From this reading The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.

mean

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

meant

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

my

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From this reading The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.

no

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

none

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

nonsense

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

not

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From this reading The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.

now

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

of

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

off

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

offence

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

once

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only

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

out

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

point

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

rate

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

receive

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From this reading The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.

reserved

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

return

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From this reading The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.

rid

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

seemed

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

sense

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

singular

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

skin

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

some

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

take

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

that

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

The

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From this reading The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.

their

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

There

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

they

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

think

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

this

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

to

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

turned

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

upon

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From this reading The Cullingworths did not receive me cordially upon my return.

was

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

were

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

what

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

When

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From this reading When I think of their absolute geniality a few days ago, and their markedly reserved manner now, I can make no sense out of it.

where

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

which

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From this reading There was a singular look upon both their faces which seemed to ME to mean that they were disappointed at this hitch in getting rid of me.

with

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From this reading I asked Cullingworth point blank what it meant, but he only turned it off with a forced laugh, and some nonsense about my thin skin.

world

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From this reading I think that I am the last man in the world to take offence where none is meant; but at any rate I determined to end the matter by leaving Bradfield at once.

Chapter 15 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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