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Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Bayard Taylor • Curated US English Learning Edition

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He seized the hand she extended, bowed down, and showered mingled tears and kisses upon it.

Then, with a wild sob in his throat, he started up and rushed down the street, through the fast-falling rain.

The father and daughter walked home in silence.

Eli had heard every word that was spoken, and felt that a spirit whose utterances he dared not question had visited Asenath's tongue.

She, as year after year went by, regained the peace and patience which give a sober cheerfulness to life.

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Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home Bayard Taylor

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Chapter XXII

Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

He seized the hand she extended, bowed down, and showered mingled tears and kisses upon it. Then, with a wild sob in his throat, he started up and rushed down the street, through the fast-falling rain. The father and daughter walked home in silence. Eli had heard every word that was spoken, and felt that a spirit whose utterances he dared not question had visited Asenath's tongue. She, as year after year went by, regained the peace and patience which give a sober cheerfulness to life.

Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

He seized the hand she extended, bowed down, and showered mingled tears and kisses upon it.

Line 2

Then, with a wild sob in his throat, he started up and rushed down the street, through the fast-falling rain.

Line 3

The father and daughter walked home in silence.

Line 4

Eli had heard every word that was spoken, and felt that a spirit whose utterances he dared not question had visited Asenath's tongue.

Line 5

She, as year after year went by, regained the peace and patience which give a sober cheerfulness to life.

Learner Dictionary

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Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “The father and daughter walked home in silence.”

Throat noun US /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading “Then, with a wild sob in his throat, he started up and rushed down the street, through the fast-falling rain.”

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a

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after

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From this reading She, as year after year went by, regained the peace and patience which give a sober cheerfulness to life.

and

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as

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Asenath's

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bowed

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by

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cheerfulness

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dared

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daughter

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down

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Eli

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every

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extended

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fast-falling

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father

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felt

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give

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had

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hand

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He

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heard

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his

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home

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in

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it

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kisses

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life

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mingled

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not

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patience

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peace

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question

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rain

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regained

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rushed

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seized

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she

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showered

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From this reading He seized the hand she extended, bowed down, and showered mingled tears and kisses upon it.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading The father and daughter walked home in silence.

sob

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sober

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From this reading She, as year after year went by, regained the peace and patience which give a sober cheerfulness to life.

spirit

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From this reading Eli had heard every word that was spoken, and felt that a spirit whose utterances he dared not question had visited Asenath's tongue.

spoken

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started

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street

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From this reading Then, with a wild sob in his throat, he started up and rushed down the street, through the fast-falling rain.

tears

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that

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the

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Then

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From this reading Then, with a wild sob in his throat, he started up and rushed down the street, through the fast-falling rain.

throatnounUS /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading Then, with a wild sob in his throat, he started up and rushed down the street, through the fast-falling rain.

through

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to

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From this reading She, as year after year went by, regained the peace and patience which give a sober cheerfulness to life.

tongue

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up

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upon

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From this reading He seized the hand she extended, bowed down, and showered mingled tears and kisses upon it.

utterances

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From this reading Eli had heard every word that was spoken, and felt that a spirit whose utterances he dared not question had visited Asenath's tongue.

visited

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walked

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From this reading The father and daughter walked home in silence.

was

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From this reading Eli had heard every word that was spoken, and felt that a spirit whose utterances he dared not question had visited Asenath's tongue.

went

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From this reading She, as year after year went by, regained the peace and patience which give a sober cheerfulness to life.

which

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From this reading She, as year after year went by, regained the peace and patience which give a sober cheerfulness to life.

whose

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From this reading Eli had heard every word that was spoken, and felt that a spirit whose utterances he dared not question had visited Asenath's tongue.

wild

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with

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word

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year

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From this reading She, as year after year went by, regained the peace and patience which give a sober cheerfulness to life.

Chapter 22 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Bayard Taylor holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 22 holds 169 sentences of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

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