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Clementina

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
Now I am in Bologna, and free.
I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.
You make the world very sweet and clean to me.
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Clementina

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Clementina is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.
/ɪn ðə ˈpɑːrlər ʌv ðə ˈpɪlɡrəm ɪn ðə fɔːr frendz tʊk ðer liːv ʌv ðə ˈprɪn.ses/
Line 2
She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.
Line 3
Now I am in Bologna, and free.
/naʊ aɪ æm ɪn bəˈloʊni ənd friː/
Line 4
I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.
/aɪ kʊd nɑːt bɪˈliːv ðæt ˈeni ɡɜːrl kʊd faɪnd sʌtʃ frendz ɪkˈsept ɪn ˈferilænd/
Line 5
You make the world very sweet and clean to me.
/juː meɪk ðə wɜːrld ˈveri swiːt ənd kliːn tuː miː/

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.

Bologna noun US /bəˈloʊni/

the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines

From this reading “Now I am in Bologna, and free.”

fairyland noun US /ˈferilænd/

something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)

From this reading “I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.”

faltering noun US /ˈfɔːltərɪŋ/

the act of pausing uncertainly

From this reading “She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.”

harassed adjective US /hərˈæst/

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading “She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.”

parlour noun US /ˈpɑːrlər/

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading “In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.”

perpetually adverb US /pərˈpetʃuːəli/

everlastingly; for all time

From this reading “She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.”

Pilgrim noun US /ˈpɪlɡrəm/

someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading “In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.”

release verb US /riˈliːs/

release, as from one's grip

From this reading “She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.”

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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 She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Now I am in Bologna, and free.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.

BolognanounUS /bəˈloʊni/

the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines

From this reading Now I am in Bologna, and free.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

cleanadjectiveUS /kliːn/

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.

fairylandnounUS /ˈferilænd/

something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)

From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.

falteringnounUS /ˈfɔːltərɪŋ/

the act of pausing uncertainly

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.

FivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading Now I am in Bologna, and free.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

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

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.

harassedadjectiveUS /hərˈæst/

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

InnnounUS /ɪn/

a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

Innspruck

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From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

lightlyadverbUS /ˈlaɪtli/

without good reason

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now I am in Bologna, and free.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

parlournounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/

reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

perpetuallyadverbUS /pərˈpetʃuːəli/

everlastingly; for all time

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

PilgrimnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəm/

someone who journeys in foreign lands

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/

release, as from one's grip

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.

sweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I could not believe that any girl could find such friends except in fairyland.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading In the parlour of the Pilgrim Inn the four friends took their leave of the Princess.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading You make the world very sweet and clean to me.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She could not part from them lightly; she spoke with a faltering voice:-- "Five days ago I was in prison at Innspruck, perpetually harassed and with no hope of release but in you.

Chapter 20 of Clementina by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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.

What does chapter 20 of Clementina contain?

Chapter 20 holds 205 sentences of Clementina, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 20 of Clementina by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 205 sentences, grouped into 41 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 20 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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About 487 minutes of reading across 1170 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Clementina

Words and structures a reader meets early in Clementina, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Wogan
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Clementina; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Mounted
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Clementina; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Stairs
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Clementina; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Daring
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Clementina; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.