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Ivanhoe: A Romance

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of Ivanhoe: A Romance is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Walter Scott • Curated US English Learning Edition

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A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

“Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

“Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.

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Ivanhoe: A Romance

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of Ivanhoe: A Romance is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

Line 2

SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

Line 3

“Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

Line 4

But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

Line 5

“Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.

All words in this reading · 63

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A

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

agreeable

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

already

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

and

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

as

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

been

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

Bracy

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

But

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

by

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

castle

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

come

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

CONQUER

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

cramp

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

damn'd

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

De

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

disturbed

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

ever

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

found

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

hall

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

has

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

hath

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

have

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

he

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

heiress

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From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.

I

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

in

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

interview

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

later

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

life

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

like

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

love-suit

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

mine

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

more

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

my

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

obstreperous

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

of

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

paid

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From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.

penmanship

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

piece

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

presume

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

proved

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

reached

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

reluctantly

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

said

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

saw

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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!

Saxon

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From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.

SHE

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

STOOPS

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

suit

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From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.

summons

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

suppose

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

Templar

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

than

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

the

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

then

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From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.

there

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

therefore

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

this

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

TO

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

unsuccessfully

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From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.

When

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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.

you

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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”

Your

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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.

Chapter 23 of Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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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