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Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Arthur Conan Doyle • Curated US English Learning Edition

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His eyes were wild, his cheeks flushed, his lips drawn slightly away from his teeth.

His temperature was 102 deg., and he muttered to himself continually, and paid no attention to my questions.

It was evident to me at a glance that the responsibility which I had taken upon myself was to be no light one.

However, we could but do our best.

I undressed him and got him safely to bed, while Miss Williams prepared some arrowroot for his supper.

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The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

His eyes were wild, his cheeks flushed, his lips drawn slightly away from his teeth.

Line 2

His temperature was 102 deg., and he muttered to himself continually, and paid no attention to my questions.

Line 3

It was evident to me at a glance that the responsibility which I had taken upon myself was to be no light one.

Line 4

However, we could but do our best.

Line 5

I undressed him and got him safely to bed, while Miss Williams prepared some arrowroot for his supper.

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102

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a

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and

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arrowroot

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at

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attention

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away

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be

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bed

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best

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but

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cheeks

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continually

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could

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deg

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do

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drawn

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evident

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eyes

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flushed

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for

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from

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glance

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got

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had

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he

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him

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himself

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His

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However

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I

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It

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light

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lips

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me

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Miss

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muttered

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my

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myself

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no

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one

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our

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paid

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prepared

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questions

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responsibility

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safely

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slightly

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some

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supper

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taken

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teeth

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temperature

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that

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the

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to

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undressed

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upon

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was

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we

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were

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which

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while

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wild

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Williams

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Chapter 22 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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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