Emily of New Moon

Chapter XVII

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LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

I have been the heroin of an adventure.

One day last week Ilse asked me if I would go and stay all night with her because her father was away and wouldn’t be home till very late and Ilse said she wasn’t fritened but very lonesome.

So I asked Aunt Elizabeth if I could.

I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

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Emily of New Moon L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Emily of New Moon is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you. I have been the heroin of an adventure. One day last week Ilse asked me if I would go and stay all night with her because her father was away and wouldn’t be home till very late and Ilse said she wasn’t fritened but very lonesome. So I asked Aunt Elizabeth if I could. I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

Emily of New Moon

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Emily of New Moon is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

Line 2

I have been the heroin of an adventure.

/aɪ hæv bɪn ðə ˈheroʊən ʌv æn ædˈventʃər/

Line 3

One day last week Ilse asked me if I would go and stay all night with her because her father was away and wouldn’t be home till very late and Ilse said she wasn’t fritened but very lonesome.

Line 4

So I asked Aunt Elizabeth if I could.

/soʊ aɪ æskt ænt ɪˈlɪzəbəθ ɪf aɪ kʊd/

Line 5

I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

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adventure verb US /ædˈventʃər/

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading “I have been the heroin of an adventure.”

dared verb US /derd/

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading “I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.”

Elizabeth noun US /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading “So I asked Aunt Elizabeth if I could.”

exiting verb US /ˈeɡzɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “exit” — move out of or depart from

From this reading “LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.”

heroin noun US /ˈheroʊən/

a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush

From this reading “I have been the heroin of an adventure.”

kindly adjective US /ˈkaɪndli/

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

lonesome adjective US /ˈloʊnsəm/

being the only one; single and isolated from others

From this reading “One day last week Ilse asked me if I would go and stay all night with her because her father was away and wouldn’t be home till very late and Ilse said she wasn’t fritened but very lonesome.”

surprise noun US /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

Word partnerships in these lines

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last week adjective + noun

In this reading “One day last week Ilse asked me if I would go and stay all night with her because her father was away and wouldn’t be home till very late and Ilse said she wasn’t fritened but very lonesome.”

little girls adjective + noun counted as “little girl”

a youthful female person

In this reading “I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.”

DEAR FATHER adjective + noun

In this reading “LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.”

at night preposition + noun

all night adjective + noun

from home preposition + noun

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adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading I have been the heroin of an adventure.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading One day last week Ilse asked me if I would go and stay all night with her because her father was away and wouldn’t be home till very late and Ilse said she wasn’t fritened but very lonesome.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

aprove

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From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

AuntnounUS /ænt/

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading So I asked Aunt Elizabeth if I could.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I have been the heroin of an adventure.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading So I asked Aunt Elizabeth if I could.

daredverbUS /derd/

past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

doesn't

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From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading So I asked Aunt Elizabeth if I could.

EPISTLES

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From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

exitingverbUS /ˈeɡzɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “exit” — move out of or depart from

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

FATHERnounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

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

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

fritened

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

heroinnounUS /ˈheroʊən/

a narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush

From this reading I have been the heroin of an adventure.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

Ilse

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kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

LIVINGnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

lonesomeadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnsəm/

being the only one; single and isolated from others

mepronounUS /miː/

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

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I have been the heroin of an adventure.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So I asked Aunt Elizabeth if I could.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I hardly dared hope, dear Father, that she would let me, for she doesn’t aprove of little girls being away from home at night but to my surprise she said I could go very kindly.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I have been the heroin of an adventure.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

wasn't

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weeknounUS /wiːk/

any period of seven consecutive days

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

wouldn't

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading LIVING EPISTLES “DEAR FATHER: “O, I have such an exiting thing to tell you.

Chapter 17 of Emily of New Moon by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 349 sentences, grouped into 70 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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