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The Age of Innocence

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Age of Innocence is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.
"Dear Mr. Archer--almost my cousin Newland!" she said.
"I am the Marchioness Manson."
Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.
I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!
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The Age of Innocence

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Age of Innocence is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.
Line 2
"Dear Mr. Archer--almost my cousin Newland!" she said.
Line 3
"I am the Marchioness Manson."
Line 4
Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.
Line 5
I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

All words in this reading · 64

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a

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From this reading Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.

advancing

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

almost

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From this reading "Dear Mr. Archer--almost my cousin Newland!" she said.

am

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From this reading "I am the Marchioness Manson."

and

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

appearance

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

Archer

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From this reading "Dear Mr. Archer--almost my cousin Newland!" she said.

at

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

been

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

bowed

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From this reading Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.

came

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

Castile

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

continued

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From this reading Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.

could

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

cousin

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From this reading "Dear Mr. Archer--almost my cousin Newland!" she said.

Cuba

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

days

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From this reading Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.

Dear

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From this reading "Dear Mr. Archer--almost my cousin Newland!" she said.

delightful

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

distinguished

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

Ellen

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From this reading Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.

few

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From this reading Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.

for

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From this reading Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.

friends

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

from

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

hand

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

has

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From this reading Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.

have

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

held

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

her

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

highest

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

his

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

how

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

I

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From this reading "I am the Marchioness Manson."

in

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From this reading Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.

know

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

lady

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

Manson

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From this reading "I am the Marchioness Manson."

Marchioness

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From this reading "I am the Marchioness Manson."

me

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From this reading Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.

Mr

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From this reading "Dear Mr. Archer--almost my cousin Newland!" she said.

my

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From this reading "Dear Mr. Archer--almost my cousin Newland!" she said.

Newland

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From this reading "Dear Mr. Archer--almost my cousin Newland!" she said.

nobility

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

of

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

old

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

out

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

people

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

said

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From this reading "Dear Mr. Archer--almost my cousin Newland!" she said.

she

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From this reading "Dear Mr. Archer--almost my cousin Newland!" she said.

Spanish

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

spending

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

such

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

surprise

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

taken

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From this reading Archer bowed, and she continued: "My Ellen has taken me in for a few days.

The

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

them

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

three

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

turned

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

where

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

winter

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

wish

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

with

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From this reading The three turned with surprise at his appearance, and the lady, advancing, held out her hand.

you

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From this reading I came from Cuba, where I have been spending the winter with Spanish friends--such delightful distinguished people: the highest nobility of old Castile--how I wish you could know them!

Chapter 13 of The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 13 of The Age of Innocence contain?

Chapter 13 holds 160 sentences of The Age of Innocence, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 13 of The Age of Innocence?

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Vocabulary met early in The Age of Innocence

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Age of Innocence, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

January
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Age of Innocence; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Evening
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Early
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Seventies
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