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Agnes Grey
Agnes Grey

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of Agnes Grey is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CONCLUSION Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothingpleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.
I certainly did feel feverish and tired too.
You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”
Well, mamma, I will.”
But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Agnes Grey

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of Agnes Grey is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CONCLUSIONWell, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothingpleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.
Line 2
I certainly did feel feverish and tired too.
Line 3
You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”
Line 4
Well, mamma, I will.”
Line 5
But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

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Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading ““But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.””

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a

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

again

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

Agnes

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

always

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

an

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

and

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

as

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

ate

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

bed

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

before

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

bending

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

breakfast

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

But

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

by

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

certainly

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From this reading I certainly did feel feverish and tired too.

coffee

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

CONCLUSION

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

continue

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

cup

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

did

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From this reading I certainly did feel feverish and tired too.

do

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

drank

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

every

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

excuse

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

extra

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

extremes

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

fatigue

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

feel

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From this reading I certainly did feel feverish and tired too.

fever

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

feverish

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From this reading I certainly did feel feverish and tired too.

good

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

had

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

have

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

heat

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

I

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

if

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

in

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

into

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

is

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

it

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

long

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

lying

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

mamma

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From this reading “Well, mamma, I will.”

morning

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

mother

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

must

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

my

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

not

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

nothing

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

now

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

observing

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

of

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

or

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

over

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

pleading

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

put

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

quite

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

said

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

short

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

so

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

such

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

take

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

taken

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

than

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

that

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

the

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

things

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

this

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

tired

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From this reading I certainly did feel feverish and tired too.

to

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

too

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From this reading I certainly did feel feverish and tired too.

walk

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

walks

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

weather

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

Well

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

will

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From this reading “Well, mamma, I will.”

worse

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

would

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From this reading “You always do things by extremes: now, if you had taken a _short_ walk every morning, and would continue to do so, it would do you good.”

you

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From this reading CONCLUSION “Well, Agnes, you must not take such long walks again before breakfast,” said my mother, observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee and ate nothing—pleading the heat of the weather, and the fatigue of my long walk as an excuse.

your

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

yourself

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From this reading “But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books: you have quite put yourself into a fever.”

Chapter 25 of Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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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Chapter 25 holds 84 sentences of Agnes Grey, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.

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