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Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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By Arthur Conan Doyle • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Poor Whitehall came in on the morning of the ceremony.

He was staggering under the weight of a fine Japanese cabinet which he had carried round from his lodgings.

I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie.

Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

I had introduced him to Winnie some days before.

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Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Poor Whitehall came in on the morning of the ceremony. He was staggering under the weight of a fine Japanese cabinet which he had carried round from his lodgings. I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie. Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance. I had introduced him to Winnie some days before.

The Stark Munro Letters Being series of

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Stark Munro Letters Being series of is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Poor Whitehall came in on the morning of the ceremony.

Line 2

He was staggering under the weight of a fine Japanese cabinet which he had carried round from his lodgings.

Line 3

I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie.

Line 4

Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

Line 5

I had introduced him to Winnie some days before.

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a

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and

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From this reading I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie.

appearance

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

as

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

asked

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From this reading I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie.

be

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been

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before

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From this reading I had introduced him to Winnie some days before.

Between

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but

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cabinet

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came

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carried

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case

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ceremony

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church

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come

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conduct

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

could

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

days

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From this reading I had introduced him to Winnie some days before.

dinner

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

excitement

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exemplary

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fine

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from

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gentleman

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had

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He

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him

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his

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I

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in

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From this reading Poor Whitehall came in on the morning of the ceremony.

introduced

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Japanese

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just

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

lest

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little

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

lodgings

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more

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morning

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From this reading Poor Whitehall came in on the morning of the ceremony.

nothing

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

of

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From this reading Poor Whitehall came in on the morning of the ceremony.

old

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From this reading I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie.

on

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From this reading Poor Whitehall came in on the morning of the ceremony.

ourselves

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

Poor

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From this reading Poor Whitehall came in on the morning of the ceremony.

resplendent

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From this reading I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie.

round

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should

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

silk

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From this reading I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie.

some

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From this reading I had introduced him to Winnie some days before.

staggering

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From this reading He was staggering under the weight of a fine Japanese cabinet which he had carried round from his lodgings.

than

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

the

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From this reading Poor Whitehall came in on the morning of the ceremony.

tie

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From this reading I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie.

to

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From this reading I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie.

under

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From this reading He was staggering under the weight of a fine Japanese cabinet which he had carried round from his lodgings.

uneasy

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

upset

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From this reading Between ourselves, I had been just a little uneasy lest his excitement should upset him, as in the case of the dinner; but nothing could be more exemplary than his conduct and appearance.

waistcoat

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From this reading I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie.

was

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From this reading He was staggering under the weight of a fine Japanese cabinet which he had carried round from his lodgings.

weight

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which

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From this reading He was staggering under the weight of a fine Japanese cabinet which he had carried round from his lodgings.

white

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From this reading I had asked him to come to the church, and the old gentleman was resplendent in a white waistcoat and a silk tie.

Whitehall

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From this reading Poor Whitehall came in on the morning of the ceremony.

Winnie

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From this reading I had introduced him to Winnie some days before.

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