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Frances Waldeaux: A Novel

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Frances Waldeaux: A Novel is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Rebecca Harding Davis • Curated US English Learning Edition

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George Waldeaux hummed a tune gayly as he climbed the winding maze of streets in Vannes, one cloudy afternoon, with Lisa.

"It is impertinent to be modern Americans in this old town," he said.

"We might play that we were jongleurs, and that it was still mediaeval times.

I am sure the gray walls yonder and the fortress houses in this street have not changed in ages."

"Neither have the smells, apparently," said Lisa grimly.

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Chapter XII Reading 1/38

Frances Waldeaux: A Novel

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Frances Waldeaux: A Novel is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

George Waldeaux hummed a tune gayly as he climbed the winding maze of streets in Vannes, one cloudy afternoon, with Lisa.

Line 2

"It is impertinent to be modern Americans in this old town," he said.

Line 3

"We might play that we were jongleurs, and that it was still mediaeval times.

Line 4

I am sure the gray walls yonder and the fortress houses in this street have not changed in ages."

Line 5

"Neither have the smells, apparently," said Lisa grimly.

All words in this reading · 60

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a

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afternoon

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ages

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From this reading I am sure the gray walls yonder and the fortress houses in this street have not changed in ages."

am

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Americans

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and

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apparently

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as

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be

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changed

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From this reading I am sure the gray walls yonder and the fortress houses in this street have not changed in ages."

climbed

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cloudy

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fortress

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gayly

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George

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gray

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grimly

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have

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he

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houses

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hummed

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I

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impertinent

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in

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is

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It

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jongleurs

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Lisa

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maze

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mediaeval

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might

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modern

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Neither

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not

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of

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old

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one

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play

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said

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smells

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still

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street

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streets

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sure

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that

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the

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this

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times

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to

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From this reading "It is impertinent to be modern Americans in this old town," he said.

town

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tune

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From this reading George Waldeaux hummed a tune gayly as he climbed the winding maze of streets in Vannes, one cloudy afternoon, with Lisa.

Vannes

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Waldeaux

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walls

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was

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We

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From this reading "We might play that we were jongleurs, and that it was still mediaeval times.

were

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winding

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From this reading George Waldeaux hummed a tune gayly as he climbed the winding maze of streets in Vannes, one cloudy afternoon, with Lisa.

with

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From this reading George Waldeaux hummed a tune gayly as he climbed the winding maze of streets in Vannes, one cloudy afternoon, with Lisa.

yonder

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From this reading I am sure the gray walls yonder and the fortress houses in this street have not changed in ages."

Chapter 12 of Frances Waldeaux: A Novel by Rebecca Harding Davis holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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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