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Vailima Letters Being Correspondence

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Robert Louis Stevenson • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Being Correspondence

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_Vailima_, _Tuesday_, _November_ 25_th_, 1890.

MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.

You never heard of that.

The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.

I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.

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Chapter II Reading 1/23

Vailima Letters Being Correspondence

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

_Vailima_, _Tuesday_, _November_ 25_th_, 1890.

Line 2

MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.

Line 3

You never heard of that.

Line 4

The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.

Line 5

I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.

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1890

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25

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a

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all

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and

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.

as

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believe

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book

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bridges

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bright

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chapters

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COLVIN

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DEAR

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deception

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devil's

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diary

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early

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given

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go

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good

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has

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have

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heard

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High

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I

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more

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much

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MY

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.

never

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November

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From this reading _Vailima_, _Tuesday_, _November_ 25_th_, 1890.

of

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on

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out

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.

potently

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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.

run

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since

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six

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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.

stopped

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survey

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th

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From this reading _Vailima_, _Tuesday_, _November_ 25_th_, 1890.

that

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From this reading You never heard of that.

The

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to

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.

Tuesday

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From this reading _Vailima_, _Tuesday_, _November_ 25_th_, 1890.

turned

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under

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up

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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.

Vailima

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From this reading _Vailima_, _Tuesday_, _November_ 25_th_, 1890.

wanted

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.

water

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with

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—I wanted to go out bright and early to go on with my survey.

Woods

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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.

world

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From this reading The world has turned, and much water run under bridges, since I stopped my diary.

written

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From this reading I have written six more chapters of the book, all good I potently believe, and given up, as a deception of the devil’s, the High Woods.

You

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From this reading You never heard of that.

Chapter 2 of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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.

What does chapter 2 of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence contain?

Chapter 2 holds 115 sentences of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.

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