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A Romantic Young Lady
A Romantic Young Lady

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.
Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."
Otherwise the original punctuation and spelling have been retained.
Text enclosed by underscores was in italics (_italics_).
Text enclosed by equal signs was in bold face (=bold=).
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Romantic Young Lady

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of A Romantic Young Lady is here in full — 834 sentences across 167 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/166 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.
/ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən ənd ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən hæv bɪn tʃeɪndʒd tuː biː kənˈsɪstənt θruːˈaʊt ðə tekst/
Line 2
Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."
Line 3
Otherwise the original punctuation and spelling have been retained.
/ˈʌðərwaɪz ðə ərˈɪdʒənəl ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən ənd ˈspelɪŋ hæv bɪn rɪˈteɪnd/
Line 4
Text enclosed by underscores was in italics (_italics_).
/tekst enˈkloʊzd baɪ ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz wɑːz ɪn aɪˈtælɪks aɪˈtælɪks/
Line 5
Text enclosed by equal signs was in bold face (=bold=).
/tekst enˈkloʊzd baɪ ˈiːkwəl saɪnz wɑːz ɪn boʊld feɪs boʊld/

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

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consistent adjective US /kənˈsɪstənt/

(sometimes followed by “with”) in agreement or consistent or reliable

From this reading “Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.”

corrected adjective US /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading “Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."”

Hyphenation noun US /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/

division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

From this reading “Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.”

italics noun US /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading “Text enclosed by underscores was in italics (_italics_).”

punctuation noun US /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/

something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

From this reading “Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.”

spelling noun US /ˈspelɪŋ/

forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

From this reading “Otherwise the original punctuation and spelling have been retained.”

typographical adjective US /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading “Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."”

underscores noun US /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/

plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

From this reading “Text enclosed by underscores was in italics (_italics_).”

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acquiesence

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From this reading Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

boldadjectiveUS /boʊld/

fearless and daring

From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs was in bold face (=bold=).

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Text enclosed by underscores was in italics (_italics_).

changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

consistentadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪstənt/

(sometimes followed by “with”) in agreement or consistent or reliable

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."

enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/

closed in or surrounded or included within

From this reading Text enclosed by underscores was in italics (_italics_).

equalverbUS /ˈiːkwəl/

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs was in bold face (=bold=).

errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs was in bold face (=bold=).

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

her's

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

From this reading Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."

HyphenationnounUS /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/

division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Text enclosed by underscores was in italics (_italics_).

instanteously

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

From this reading Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."

italicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading Text enclosed by underscores was in italics (_italics_).

originaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading Otherwise the original punctuation and spelling have been retained.

OtherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/

in other respects or ways

From this reading Otherwise the original punctuation and spelling have been retained.

ProbableadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːbəbəl/

likely but not certain to be or become true or real

From this reading Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."

punctuationnounUS /ˌpʌŋktʃuːˈeɪʃən/

something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

retainedadjectiveUS /rɪˈteɪnd/

continued in your keeping or use or memory

From this reading Otherwise the original punctuation and spelling have been retained.

signsnounUS /saɪnz/

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs was in bold face (=bold=).

speculatious

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

From this reading Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."

spellingnounUS /ˈspelɪŋ/

forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

From this reading Otherwise the original punctuation and spelling have been retained.

textnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

thorougly

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

From this reading Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."

throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Hyphenation and punctuation have been changed to be consistent throughout the text.

typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."

underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/

plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

From this reading Text enclosed by underscores was in italics (_italics_).

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Text enclosed by underscores was in italics (_italics_).

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Probable typographical errors were corrected: "instanteously," "thorougly," "acquiesence," "speculatious," "her's."

Chapter 1 of A Romantic Young Lady by Robert Grant holds 834 sentences, grouped into 167 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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