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Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Robert Louis Stevenson • Curated US English Learning Edition

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_Jan._ 31_st_, ’92.

MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

Here is a year that opens ill.

Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

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Chapter XIII Reading 1/7

Vailima Letters Being Correspondence Robert Louis Stevenson

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Chapter XIII

Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

_Jan._ 31_st_, ’92. MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me! Here is a year that opens ill. Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to. One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

Vailima Letters Being Correspondence

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

_Jan._ 31_st_, ’92.

Line 2

MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

Line 3

Here is a year that opens ill.

Line 4

Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

Line 5

One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

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31

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From this reading _Jan._ 31_st_, ’92.

92

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From this reading _Jan._ 31_st_, ’92.

a

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From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.

about

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

all

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

am

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

and

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

another

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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

at

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

attend

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

been

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

California

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

coast

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

COLVIN

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

DEAR

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

died

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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

down

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

dying

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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

Fanny's

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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

fit

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

from

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

front

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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

half

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

have

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

Here

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From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.

horse

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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

horses

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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

I

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

ill

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From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.

influenza

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

is

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From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.

Jan

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From this reading _Jan._ 31_st_, ’92.

just

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

lawn

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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

letter

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

Lloyd

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

Lloyd's

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

From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

me

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

means

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

month

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

From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

morning

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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

most

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

MY

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

No

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

now

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

From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

of

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

From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

off

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

From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

on

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

From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

One

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From this reading One of my horses died this morning, and another is now dying on the front lawn—Lloyd’s horse and Fanny’s.

opens

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From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.

over

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

overlaid

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

From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

Pacific

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

From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

proofs

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

From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

recovering

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

scratch

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

sick

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From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

st

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From this reading _Jan._ 31_st_, ’92.

that

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From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.

the

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

From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

this

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

From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

to

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

From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

which

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

From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

with

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

From this reading Lloyd is off to ‘the coast’ sick—_the coast_ means California over most of the Pacific—I have been down all month with influenza, and am just recovering—I am overlaid with proofs, which I am just about half fit to attend to.

year

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From this reading Here is a year that opens ill.

you

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From this reading MY DEAR COLVIN,—No letter at all from you, and this scratch from me!

Chapter 13 of Vailima Letters Being Correspondence by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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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