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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 193 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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But, my goodness, where have I got to?

All this comes from the Birchespool lamp-posts and curb-stones.

And I sat down to write such a practical letter too!

However, I give you leave to be as dogmatic and didactic as you like in return.

Cullingworth says my head is like a bursting capsule, with all the seeds getting loose.

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Archivist

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XVI Reading 1/38

The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

But, my goodness, where have I got to?

Line 2

All this comes from the Birchespool lamp-posts and curb-stones.

Line 3

And I sat down to write such a practical letter too!

Line 4

However, I give you leave to be as dogmatic and didactic as you like in return.

Line 5

Cullingworth says my head is like a bursting capsule, with all the seeds getting loose.

All words in this reading · 46

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a

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All

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From this reading All this comes from the Birchespool lamp-posts and curb-stones.

and

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From this reading All this comes from the Birchespool lamp-posts and curb-stones.

as

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From this reading However, I give you leave to be as dogmatic and didactic as you like in return.

be

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Birchespool

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bursting

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But

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capsule

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comes

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From this reading All this comes from the Birchespool lamp-posts and curb-stones.

Cullingworth

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curb-stones

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didactic

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From this reading However, I give you leave to be as dogmatic and didactic as you like in return.

dogmatic

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down

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from

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getting

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give

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goodness

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got

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have

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head

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However

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I

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in

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is

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lamp-posts

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From this reading All this comes from the Birchespool lamp-posts and curb-stones.

leave

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letter

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like

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loose

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my

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practical

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return

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sat

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says

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seeds

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such

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the

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From this reading All this comes from the Birchespool lamp-posts and curb-stones.

this

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From this reading All this comes from the Birchespool lamp-posts and curb-stones.

to

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too

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where

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with

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From this reading Cullingworth says my head is like a bursting capsule, with all the seeds getting loose.

write

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From this reading And I sat down to write such a practical letter too!

you

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From this reading However, I give you leave to be as dogmatic and didactic as you like in return.

Chapter 16 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 193 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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