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Elster's Folly: A Novel

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Elster's Folly: A Novel is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AT HARTLEDON.
"Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.
Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.
You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.
Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.
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Elster's Folly: A Novel

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Elster's Folly: A Novel is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AT HARTLEDON.
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"Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.
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Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.
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You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.
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Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

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aiming verb US /ˈeɪmɪŋ/

-ing form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

Ashton noun US /ˈæʃtən/

British choreographer (1906-1988)

From this reading “Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.”

churchyard noun US /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/

the yard associated with a church

Galloping verb US /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/

-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading “"Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.”

reports noun US /rɪˈpɔːrts/

plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

From this reading “Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.”

Rotten adjective US /ˈrɑːtən/

very bad

weeps verb US /wiːps/

third-person singular of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

wife's noun US /waɪfs/

possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading “"Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.”

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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 You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

aimingverbUS /ˈeɪmɪŋ/

-ing form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

AnnenounUS /æn/

Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

AshtonnounUS /ˈæʃtən/

British choreographer (1906-1988)

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT HARTLEDON.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

Calne

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From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

churchyardnounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃjɑːrd/

the yard associated with a church

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/

in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

faultnounUS /fɔːlt/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

GallopingverbUS /ˈɡæləpɪŋ/

-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

goings-on

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From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

HARTLEDON

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From this reading AT HARTLEDON.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

it's

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From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

marryverbUS /ˈmeri/

take in marriage

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

moddel

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From this reading You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

mopesnoun

an informal expression for a mildly depressed state

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

ohnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/

plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

RottenadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːtən/

very bad

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

RownounUS /roʊ/

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

sendingnounUS /ˈsendɪŋ/

the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

From this reading You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

she's

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From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

sitsverbUS /sɪts/

third-person singular of “sit” — be seated

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Of _course_ it's not your fault that reports of your goings-on _reach_ her here oh dear no.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading You are a moddel husband you are, sending her down here _out of the way_ that you may take your pleasure.

weepsverbUS /wiːps/

third-person singular of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

wife'snounUS /waɪfs/

possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

you'll

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From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

you're

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

From this reading Why did you _marry her_, nobody wanted you to she sits and _mopes_ and _weeps_ and she's going into the same way that her father _went_, you'll be glad no doubt to hear it it's what you're _aiming_ at, once she is in _Calne churchyard_ the _field_ will be open for your Anne Ashton.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "Hartledon, "I wonder what you _think_ of yourself, Galloping about _Rotten Row_ with women when your wife's _dying_.

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How do I study chapter 24 of Elster's Folly: A Novel?

Work through the 55 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 55 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 24 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 24 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.

Questions about reading Elster's Folly: A Novel

Common questions about reading Elster's Folly: A Novel by Henry, Mrs. Wood on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Elster's Folly: A Novel?

Yes. All 9973 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16798 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Elster's Folly: A Novel is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #16798, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Elster's Folly: A Novel take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1995 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Elster's Folly: A Novel section by section

How to work through Elster's Folly: A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 37 chapters of Elster's Folly: A Novel to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Elster's Folly: A Novel

Words and structures a reader meets early in Elster's Folly: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Willy
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elster's Folly: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Percival
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elster's Folly: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Elster
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elster's Folly: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lingered
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Elster's Folly: A Novel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.