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Little Golden's Daughter
Little Golden's Daughter

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Little Golden's Daughter is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.
"Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."
"You would not care by what means?" asked Celine.
"No," declared the young lady.
Celine turned the key in the lock, and coming nearer to Elinor, whispered softly:
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Little Golden's Daughter

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of Little Golden's Daughter is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.
Line 2
"Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."
/jes ʃiː ˈænsərd ˈboʊldli aɪ wʊd ɡɪv ˈeniθɪŋ aɪ pəˈzes tuː ˈeniwʌn huː wʊd riˈmuːv hɜːr frʌm maɪ pæθ wɪˈθaʊt maɪ ˈeɪdʒənsi ˈbiːɪŋ noʊn ɪn ðə ˈmætər/
Line 3
"You would not care by what means?" asked Celine.
Line 4
"No," declared the young lady.
/noʊ dɪˈklerd ðə jʌŋ ˈleɪdi/
Line 5
Celine turned the key in the lock, and coming nearer to Elinor, whispered softly:

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.

agency noun US /ˈeɪdʒənsi/

an administrative unit of government

From this reading “"Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."”

anyone pronoun US /ˈeniwʌn/

any person at all

From this reading “"Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."”

boldly adverb US /ˈboʊldli/

with boldness, in a bold manner

From this reading “"Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."”

flashing noun US /ˈflæʃɪŋ/

a short vivid experience

From this reading “Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.”

key noun US /kiː/

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading “Celine turned the key in the lock, and coming nearer to Elinor, whispered softly:”

lock verb US /lɑːk/

fasten with a lock

From this reading “Celine turned the key in the lock, and coming nearer to Elinor, whispered softly:”

possess verb US /pəˈzes/

have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading “"Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."”

remove verb US /riˈmuːv/

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading “"Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

flashing eyes noun + noun

In this reading “Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.”

young lady adjective + noun

a young female

In this reading “"No," declared the young lady.”

looked at verb + particle counted as “look at”

take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

In this reading “Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.”

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agencynounUS /ˈeɪdʒənsi/

an administrative unit of government

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/

any person at all

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

askedverbUS /æskt/

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

From this reading "You would not care by what means?" asked Celine.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/

with boldness, in a bold manner

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading "You would not care by what means?" asked Celine.

Celine

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

From this reading "You would not care by what means?" asked Celine.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Celine turned the key in the lock, and coming nearer to Elinor, whispered softly:

declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading "No," declared the young lady.

Elinor

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

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

flashingnounUS /ˈflæʃɪŋ/

a short vivid experience

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

keynounUS /kiː/

metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated

From this reading Celine turned the key in the lock, and coming nearer to Elinor, whispered softly:

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "No," declared the young lady.

liftedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪftəd/

held up in the air

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

lockverbUS /lɑːk/

fasten with a lock

From this reading Celine turned the key in the lock, and coming nearer to Elinor, whispered softly:

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

maidnounUS /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

meansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading "You would not care by what means?" asked Celine.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

neareradverbUS /ˈnɪrər/

(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance

From this reading Celine turned the key in the lock, and coming nearer to Elinor, whispered softly:

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No," declared the young lady.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "You would not care by what means?" asked Celine.

pathnounUS /pæθ/

a course of conduct

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

possessverbUS /pəˈzes/

have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

removeverbUS /riˈmuːv/

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

significantly-uttered

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

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/

with low volume

From this reading Celine turned the key in the lock, and coming nearer to Elinor, whispered softly:

struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Celine turned the key in the lock, and coming nearer to Elinor, whispered softly:

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "You would not care by what means?" asked Celine.

whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading Celine turned the key in the lock, and coming nearer to Elinor, whispered softly:

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Elinor lifted her flashing eyes, and looked at the maid, struck by her significantly-uttered words.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes," she answered, boldly, "I would give anything I possess to anyone who would remove her from my path without my agency being known in the matter."

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You would not care by what means?" asked Celine.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "No," declared the young lady.

Chapter 22 of Little Golden's Daughter by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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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