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Prince Otto, a Romance
Prince Otto, a Romance

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.
She paused in the corridor and reckoned up her doings with an eye to Gondremark.
The fan was in requisition in an instant; but her disquiet was beyond the reach of fanning.
The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, I have gone too far.’
She instantly decided on secession.
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Prince Otto, a Romance

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Prince Otto, a Romance is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.
Line 2
She paused in the corridor and reckoned up her doings with an eye to Gondremark.
Line 3
The fan was in requisition in an instant; but her disquiet was beyond the reach of fanning.
Line 4
The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’
Line 5
She instantly decided on secession.

All words in this reading · 62

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afraid

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

an

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From this reading She paused in the corridor and reckoned up her doings with an eye to Gondremark.

and

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From this reading She paused in the corridor and reckoned up her doings with an eye to Gondremark.

be

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

beginning

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

beyond

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From this reading The fan was in requisition in an instant; but her disquiet was beyond the reach of fanning.

busy

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

but

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From this reading The fan was in requisition in an instant; but her disquiet was beyond the reach of fanning.

came

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

corridor

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From this reading She paused in the corridor and reckoned up her doings with an eye to Gondremark.

Countess

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

decided

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From this reading She instantly decided on secession.

dismally

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From this reading ‘The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’

disquiet

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From this reading The fan was in requisition in an instant; but her disquiet was beyond the reach of fanning.

doings

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From this reading She paused in the corridor and reckoned up her doings with an eye to Gondremark.

eye

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From this reading She paused in the corridor and reckoned up her doings with an eye to Gondremark.

fan

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From this reading The fan was in requisition in an instant; but her disquiet was beyond the reach of fanning.

fanning

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From this reading The fan was in requisition in an instant; but her disquiet was beyond the reach of fanning.

far

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From this reading ‘The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’

forth

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

from

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

GALLOPS

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

girl

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From this reading ‘The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’

Gondremark

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From this reading She paused in the corridor and reckoned up her doings with an eye to Gondremark.

gone

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From this reading ‘The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’

has

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From this reading ‘The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’

have

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From this reading ‘The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’

head

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From this reading ‘The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’

her

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

I

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From this reading ‘The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’

IN

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

instant

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From this reading The fan was in requisition in an instant; but her disquiet was beyond the reach of fanning.

instantly

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From this reading She instantly decided on secession.

interview

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

is

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

it

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

lost

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From this reading ‘The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’

much

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

not

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

of

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From this reading The fan was in requisition in an instant; but her disquiet was beyond the reach of fanning.

OFF

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

on

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From this reading She instantly decided on secession.

paused

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From this reading She paused in the corridor and reckoned up her doings with an eye to Gondremark.

reach

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From this reading The fan was in requisition in an instant; but her disquiet was beyond the reach of fanning.

reckoned

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From this reading She paused in the corridor and reckoned up her doings with an eye to Gondremark.

requisition

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From this reading The fan was in requisition in an instant; but her disquiet was beyond the reach of fanning.

say

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

secession

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From this reading She instantly decided on secession.

Seraphina

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

SHE

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

terribly

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

that

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

the

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

then

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From this reading ‘The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’

thought

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From this reading ‘The girl has lost her head,’ she thought; and then dismally, ‘I have gone too far.’

to

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

too

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

up

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From this reading She paused in the corridor and reckoned up her doings with an eye to Gondremark.

was

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

When

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

WHICH

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

with

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From this reading IN WHICH SHE GALLOPS OFF When the busy Countess came forth from her interview with Seraphina, it is not too much to say that she was beginning to be terribly afraid.

Chapter 21 of Prince Otto, a Romance by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

What does chapter 21 of Prince Otto, a Romance contain?

Chapter 21 holds 196 sentences of Prince Otto, a Romance, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 21 of Prince Otto, a Romance by Robert Louis Stevenson exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 196 sentences, grouped into 40 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in Prince Otto, a Romance

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Shall
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Europe
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Bygone
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State
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