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Vailima Letters Being Correspondence

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 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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_Friday_, _March_ 19_th_.

MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

A good deal is changed.

We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

I will give you to-day.

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Chapter V Reading 1/19

Vailima Letters Being Correspondence

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

_Friday_, _March_ 19_th_.

Line 2

MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

Line 3

A good deal is changed.

Line 4

We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

Line 5

I will give you to-day.

All words in this reading · 62

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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19

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From this reading _Friday_, _March_ 19_th_.

A

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From this reading A good deal is changed.

am

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

and

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

are

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

as

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

at

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

attend

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

back

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

before

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

C

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

changed

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From this reading A good deal is changed.

deal

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From this reading A good deal is changed.

DEAR

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

diary

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

does

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

easily

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

expect

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

for

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

Friday

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From this reading _Friday_, _March_ 19_th_.

from

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

give

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From this reading I will give you to-day.

good

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From this reading A good deal is changed.

have

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

I

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

illness

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

important

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

is

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From this reading A good deal is changed.

John

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

just

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

less

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

letter

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

March

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From this reading _Friday_, _March_ 19_th_.

me

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

more

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

MY

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

night

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

not

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

now

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

of

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

passed

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

playing

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

practice

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

probably

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

recovered

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

resume

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

S

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

severe

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

shall

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

From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

shells

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

solitude

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

th

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From this reading _Friday_, _March_ 19_th_.

that

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

the

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

tired

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

to-day

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From this reading I will give you to-day.

Vailima

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

Van

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

We

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

what

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From this reading We are more; solitude does not attend me as before; the night is passed playing Van John for shells; and, what is not less important, I have just recovered from a severe illness, and am easily tired.

will

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From this reading I will give you to-day.

You

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From this reading MY DEAR S. C.,—You probably expect that now I am back at Vailima I shall resume the practice of the diary letter.

Chapter 5 of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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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