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Robert Falconer

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Robert Falconer is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.
Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.
Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.
The prospect of retirement, therefore, and of being useful to her sick aunt, had drawn her northwards.
She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Robert Falconer

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Robert Falconer is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.
Line 2
Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.
Line 3
Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.
Line 4
The prospect of retirement, therefore, and of being useful to her sick aunt, had drawn her northwards.
Line 5
She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.

Learner Dictionary

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.”

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a

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

about

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

an

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From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

and

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

at

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

aunt

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From this reading The prospect of retirement, therefore, and of being useful to her sick aunt, had drawn her northwards.

be

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

been

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

before

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

being

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From this reading The prospect of retirement, therefore, and of being useful to her sick aunt, had drawn her northwards.

clergyman

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From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

concluded

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

daughter

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From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

dead

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

death

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

disappointment

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

doing

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

drawn

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From this reading The prospect of retirement, therefore, and of being useful to her sick aunt, had drawn her northwards.

English

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From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

enough

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From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

Even

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

father's

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

filled

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From this reading She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.

for

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

Forsyth

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

good

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

had

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

having

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

hearing

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

her

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

herself

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

housekeeping

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

in

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

independent

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

John

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From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

justice

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From this reading She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.

least

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

left

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

looking

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

From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

make

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

Mary

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

met

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

From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

Miss

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

money

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

Mrs

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

From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

music

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From this reading She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.

niece

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

northwards

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From this reading The prospect of retirement, therefore, and of being useful to her sick aunt, had drawn her northwards.

now

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From this reading She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.

of

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

one

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

From this reading She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.

orphan

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

other

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From this reading She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.

passions

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From this reading She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.

pleasure

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

prospect

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From this reading The prospect of retirement, therefore, and of being useful to her sick aunt, had drawn her northwards.

relief

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

retirement

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From this reading The prospect of retirement, therefore, and of being useful to her sick aunt, had drawn her northwards.

She

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From this reading She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.

sick

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From this reading The prospect of retirement, therefore, and of being useful to her sick aunt, had drawn her northwards.

six-and-twenty

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From this reading She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.

society

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From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

some

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From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

St

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

that

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

From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

the

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

therefore

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

From this reading The prospect of retirement, therefore, and of being useful to her sick aunt, had drawn her northwards.

to

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

two

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From this reading She was now about six-and-twenty, filled with two passions--one for justice, the other for music.

useful

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From this reading The prospect of retirement, therefore, and of being useful to her sick aunt, had drawn her northwards.

was

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

way

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

From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

who

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

From this reading Mary St. John was the orphan daughter of an English clergyman, who had left her money enough to make her at least independent.

with

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

From this reading Even before her father's death, Miss St. John, having met with a disappointment, and concluded herself dead to the world, had been looking about for some way of doing good.

world

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

From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

would

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

From this reading Mrs. Forsyth, hearing that her niece was left alone in the world, had concluded that her society would be a pleasure to herself and a relief to the housekeeping.

Chapter 14 of Robert Falconer by George MacDonald holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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 14 of Robert Falconer contain?

Chapter 14 holds 249 sentences of Robert Falconer, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of Robert Falconer by George MacDonald exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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.

How do I study chapter 14 of Robert Falconer?

Work through the 50 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 50 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #2561, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Robert Falconer take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2487 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Robert Falconer

Words and structures a reader meets early in Robert Falconer, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Robert
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Falconer
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School-boy
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Fourteen
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