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Chapter XI

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"HAVE YOU NOTHING TO SAY TO ME?"

"Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"

_Mrs. Browning's 'Aurora Leigh.'_ When Queenie saw Garth coming towards her she shrank back for a moment in natural trepidation and some little dismay, the meeting was so utterly unexpected; but her self-possession soon returned.

"It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

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Queenie's whim, Volume 3 (of 3) Rosa Nouchette Carey

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Queenie's whim, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

"HAVE YOU NOTHING TO SAY TO ME?" "Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!" _Mrs. Browning's 'Aurora Leigh.'_ When Queenie saw Garth coming towards her she shrank back for a moment in natural trepidation and some little dismay, the meeting was so utterly unexpected; but her self-possession soon returned. "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once." They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

Queenie's whim, Volume 3 (of 3)

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Queenie's whim, Volume 3 (of 3) is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"HAVE YOU NOTHING TO SAY TO ME?"

/hæv juː ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː seɪ tuː miː/

Line 2

"Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"

/jet ə ˈprɪnsli mæn ɪf hɑːrd tuː miː hɪˈroʊɪk fɔːr hɪmˈself/

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Line 4

"It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

/ɪt ɪz ˈbetər tuː ɡet ɪt ˈoʊvər ʃiː sed tuː hərˈself ənd tuː noʊ ðə wɜːrst æt wʌns/

Line 5

They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

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Aurora noun US /ərˈɔːrə/

the first light of day

From this reading “_Mrs. Browning's 'Aurora Leigh.'_ When Queenie saw Garth coming towards her she shrank back for a moment in natural trepidation and some little dismay, the meeting was so utterly unexpected; but her self-possession soon returned.”

Browning's noun US /ˈbraʊnɪŋz/

possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

dismay noun US /dɪˈsmeɪ/

the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

heroic adjective US /hɪˈroʊɪk/

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

From this reading “"Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"”

Leigh noun US /liː/

English film actress (1913-1967)

princely adjective US /ˈprɪnsli/

ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

From this reading “"Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"”

shrank verb US /ʃræŋk/

inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture

trepidation noun US /ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃən/

a feeling of alarm or dread

Word partnerships in these lines

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shook hands noun + noun

In this reading “They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.”

shrank back verb + particle counted as “shrink back”

pull away from a source of disgust or fear

In this reading “_Mrs. Browning's 'Aurora Leigh.'_ When Queenie saw Garth coming towards her she shrank back for a moment in natural trepidation and some little dismay, the meeting was so utterly unexpected; but her self-possession soon returned.”

utterly unexpected adverb + adjective

at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “"It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."”

for a moment preposition + article + noun counted as “for … moment”

temporarily

without looking preposition + noun

In this reading “They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.”

in silence preposition + noun

In this reading “They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Mrs. Browning's 'Aurora Leigh.'_ When Queenie saw Garth coming towards her she shrank back for a moment in natural trepidation and some little dismay, the meeting was so utterly unexpected; but her self-possession soon returned.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

AuroranounUS /ərˈɔːrə/

the first light of day

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

Browning'snounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋz/

possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

dismaynounUS /dɪˈsmeɪ/

the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"

Garth

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getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

hardadjectiveUS /hɑːrd/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading "Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"

HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "HAVE YOU NOTHING TO SAY TO ME?"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/

very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)

From this reading "Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

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

From this reading "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

LeighnounUS /liː/

English film actress (1913-1967)

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading "Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"

MEpronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "HAVE YOU NOTHING TO SAY TO ME?"

meetingnounUS /ˈmiːtɪŋ/

a formally arranged gathering

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

NOTHINGpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading "HAVE YOU NOTHING TO SAY TO ME?"

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

princelyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪnsli/

ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

From this reading "Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"

Queenie

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

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

SAYverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading "HAVE YOU NOTHING TO SAY TO ME?"

self-possessionnoun

the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

shooknounUS /ʃʊk/

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

shrankverbUS /ʃræŋk/

inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "HAVE YOU NOTHING TO SAY TO ME?"

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

trepidationnounUS /ˌtrepɪˈdeɪʃən/

a feeling of alarm or dread

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

unexpectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/

not expected or anticipated

utterlyadverbUS /ˈʌtərli/

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading They shook hands without looking at each other, and then Garth turned back and walked by her side in silence.

worstnounUS /wɜːrst/

the least favorable outcome

From this reading "It is better to get it over," she said to herself, "and to know the worst at once."

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "Yet a princely man!-- If hard to me, heroic for himself!"

YOUpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "HAVE YOU NOTHING TO SAY TO ME?"

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