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A Girl of the Limberlost

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.
Never before had Edith Carr appeared quite so beautiful.
All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.
Never had he loved her so deeply.
Then in a few seconds everything was different.
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A Girl of the Limberlost

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of A Girl of the Limberlost is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.
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Never before had Edith Carr appeared quite so beautiful.
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All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.
/ɔːl ˈiːvnɪŋ ʃiː hæd ˈtriːtɪd hɪm wɪð əˈnjuːʒuːəl kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/
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Never had he loved her so deeply.
/ˈnevər hæd hiː lʌvd hɜːr soʊ ˈdiːpli/
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Then in a few seconds everything was different.
/ðen ɪn ə fjuː ˈsekəndz ˈevriθɪŋ wɑːz ˈdɪfərənt/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

consideration noun US /kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading “All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.”

elder noun US /ˈeldər/

a person who is older than you are

From this reading “WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.”

experiences noun US /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading “WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.”

humiliated adjective US /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪd/

subdued or brought low in condition or status

From this reading “WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.”

offers noun US /ˈɔːfərz/

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

From this reading “WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.”

regrets noun US /rɪˈɡrets/

a polite refusal of an invitation

From this reading “WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.”

seconds noun US /ˈsekəndz/

plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading “Then in a few seconds everything was different.”

unusual adjective US /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading “All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

ADVICEnounUS /ædˈvaɪs/

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.

AMMON

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

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Never before had Edith Carr appeared quite so beautiful.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Never before had Edith Carr appeared quite so beautiful.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Never before had Edith Carr appeared quite so beautiful.

CARR

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

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

considerationnounUS /kənˌsɪdərˈeɪʃən/

the process of giving careful thought to something

From this reading All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.

deeplyadverbUS /ˈdiːpli/

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading Never had he loved her so deeply.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Then in a few seconds everything was different.

EDITH

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

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

ELDERnounUS /ˈeldər/

a person who is older than you are

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Then in a few seconds everything was different.

EXPERIENCESnounUS /ɪkˈspɪriənsɪz/

plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Then in a few seconds everything was different.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Never before had Edith Carr appeared quite so beautiful.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Never had he loved her so deeply.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Never had he loved her so deeply.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

humiliatedadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪd/

subdued or brought low in condition or status

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Then in a few seconds everything was different.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading Never had he loved her so deeply.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Never before had Edith Carr appeared quite so beautiful.

OFFERSnounUS /ˈɔːfərz/

plural of “offer” — the verbal act of offering

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Never before had Edith Carr appeared quite so beautiful.

REGRETSnounUS /rɪˈɡrets/

a polite refusal of an invitation

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

secondsnounUS /ˈsekəndz/

plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Then in a few seconds everything was different.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Never before had Edith Carr appeared quite so beautiful.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then in a few seconds everything was different.

treatedadjectiveUS /ˈtriːtɪd/

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.

unusualadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Then in a few seconds everything was different.

WHEREIN

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

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading All evening she had treated him with unusual consideration.

woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/

people who are wounded

From this reading WHEREIN THE ELDER AMMON OFFERS ADVICE, AND EDITH CARR EXPERIENCES REGRETS Philip Ammon walked from among his friends a humiliated and a wounded man.

Chapter 20 of A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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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