Priscilla of the Good Intent

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Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

“Stands to reason,” she told herself, with her half grim, half humorous outlook upon life, “stands to reason he’ll slacken now, when there’s no Peggy to ’tice him up the moor.

’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

Her judgment was wrong for once.

Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

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Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of Priscilla of the Good Intent is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether. “Stands to reason,” she told herself, with her half grim, half humorous outlook upon life, “stands to reason he’ll slacken now, when there’s no Peggy to ’tice him up the moor. ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.” Her judgment was wrong for once. Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

Priscilla of the Good Intent

Chapter XXIII

Chapter 23 of Priscilla of the Good Intent is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

Line 2

“Stands to reason,” she told herself, with her half grim, half humorous outlook upon life, “stands to reason he’ll slacken now, when there’s no Peggy to ’tice him up the moor.

Line 3

’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

Line 4

Her judgment was wrong for once.

Line 5

Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

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Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading ““Stands to reason,” she told herself, with her half grim, half humorous outlook upon life, “stands to reason he’ll slacken now, when there’s no Peggy to ’tice him up the moor.”

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

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altogether

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

ceased

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

come

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From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

days

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From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

face

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From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

Farm

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

fewer

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

find

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

Ghyll

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

glory

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From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

gold

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From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

grim

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From this reading “Stands to reason,” she told herself, with her half grim, half humorous outlook upon life, “stands to reason he’ll slacken now, when there’s no Peggy to ’tice him up the moor.

grow

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

half

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he'll

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

humorous

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judgment

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From this reading Her judgment was wrong for once.

life

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likely

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From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

Mathewson

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

moor

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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

now

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October

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From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

once

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From this reading Her judgment was wrong for once.

opportunity

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From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

outlook

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Peggy

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pleasure

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From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

prepared

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

reason

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Reuben

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From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

Reuben's

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

ride

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From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

russet

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From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

seeing

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From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

September

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From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

slacken

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snatched

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From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

Stands

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From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

there's

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

tice

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Tis

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From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

told

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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

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

From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

visits

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

walk

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From this reading Through the gold September days and the russet glory of October, Reuben snatched every opportunity to ride or walk to Ghyll.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

way

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From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

Widow

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From this reading Widow Mathewson, up at Ghyll Farm, was prepared to find Reuben’s visits grow fewer and fewer, until they ceased altogether.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wrong

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From this reading Her judgment was wrong for once.

wry

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From this reading ’Tis no way likely he’ll come for th’ pleasure of seeing my wry face.”

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