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The Stark Munro Letters
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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.
If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”
He shuffled and coloured, but I walked on and saw him no more.
There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.
I have heard nothing of Cullingworth since.
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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.
Line 2
If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”
Line 3
He shuffled and coloured, but I walked on and saw him no more.
Line 4
There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.
Line 5
I have heard nothing of Cullingworth since.

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Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.”

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a

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

after

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From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

and

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

as

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

at

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From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

back

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

be

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From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

but

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From this reading He shuffled and coloured, but I walked on and saw him no more.

can

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

care

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

coloured

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From this reading He shuffled and coloured, but I walked on and saw him no more.

could

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

Cullingworth

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

do

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

doing

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

Dr

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

earth

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

enough

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

exactly

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

except

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

for

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

go

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

had

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

have

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

He

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From this reading He shuffled and coloured, but I walked on and saw him no more.

heard

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From this reading I have heard nothing of Cullingworth since.

him

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

I

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

If

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

From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

in

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

it

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

From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

itself

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

know

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

man's

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

me

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

From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

more

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From this reading He shuffled and coloured, but I walked on and saw him no more.

motive

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

much

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

no

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

From this reading He shuffled and coloured, but I walked on and saw him no more.

nothing

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From this reading I have heard nothing of Cullingworth since.

of

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From this reading I have heard nothing of Cullingworth since.

on

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

From this reading He shuffled and coloured, but I walked on and saw him no more.

one

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

own

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

From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

prove

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

From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

right

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

From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

risk

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

From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

said

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

From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

saw

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

From this reading He shuffled and coloured, but I walked on and saw him no more.

shuffled

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

From this reading He shuffled and coloured, but I walked on and saw him no more.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

since

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

From this reading I have heard nothing of Cullingworth since.

spy

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

From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

tell

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

From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

that

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

the

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

From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

There

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

this

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

From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

to

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

From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

upon

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

From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

walked

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

From this reading He shuffled and coloured, but I walked on and saw him no more.

wanting

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

From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

was

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

what

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From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

who

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

From this reading There was no one on earth who could have had a motive for wanting to know exactly what I was doing except Cullingworth; and the man’s silence was enough in itself to prove that I was right.

will

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

From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

You

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From this reading “You can go back to Dr. Cullingworth, and tell him that I have as much to do as I care for,” said I.

your

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

From this reading “If you spy upon me after this it will be at your own risk.”

Chapter 20 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 191 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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