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TONY. Stout horses and willing minds make short journeys, as they say. Hem. MRS. HARDCASTLE.
She Stoops to Conquer
Chapter X · Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of She Stoops to Conquer is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 10 of She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith holds 307 sentences, grouped into 62 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.
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Chapter 10 holds 307 sentences of She Stoops to Conquer, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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TONY.
Stout
horses
and
willing
minds
make
short
journeys,
as
they
say.
Hem.
MRS.
HARDCASTLE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
She Stoops to Conquer
Chapter X · Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of She Stoops to Conquer is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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TONY.
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Stout
horses
and
willing
minds
make
short
journeys,
as
they
say.
Line 3
Hem.
Line 4
MRS.
Line 5
HARDCASTLE.
Learner Dictionary
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All words in this reading · 15
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and
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as
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HARDCASTLE
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Hem
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horses
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journeys
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make
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minds
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MRS
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say
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short
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Stout
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they
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TONY
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willing
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From this reading Stout horses and willing minds make short journeys, as they say.