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The Brother of Daphne

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

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By Dornford Yates • Curated US English Learning Edition

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ALL FOUND I had seen her but once before, and that was at the Savoy on New Year's Eve.

She had been with her party at one table, and I with mine at another.

And in the midst of the reveling I had chanced to look up and into one of the great mirrors which made a panel upon the wall.

There I had seen the girl, sitting back in her chair, smiling and fresh and white-shouldered, in a dress of black and gold, her fingers about the stem of her goblet.

Not talking, listening, rather, to the words of a man at her side, whose eyes were watching her smiling lips somewhat greedily.

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The Brother of Daphne Dornford Yates

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Chapter XV

Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Brother of Daphne is here in full — 565 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

ALL FOUND I had seen her but once before, and that was at the Savoy on New Year's Eve. She had been with her party at one table, and I with mine at another. And in the midst of the reveling I had chanced to look up and into one of the great mirrors which made a panel upon the wall. There I had seen the girl, sitting back in her chair, smiling and fresh and white-shouldered, in a dress of black and gold, her fingers about the stem of her goblet. Not talking, listening, rather, to the words of a man at her side, whose eyes were watching her smiling lips somewhat greedily.

The Brother of Daphne

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The Brother of Daphne is here in full — 565 sentences across 113 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/113 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ALL FOUND I had seen her but once before, and that was at the Savoy on New Year's Eve.

Line 2

She had been with her party at one table, and I with mine at another.

Line 3

And in the midst of the reveling I had chanced to look up and into one of the great mirrors which made a panel upon the wall.

Line 4

There I had seen the girl, sitting back in her chair, smiling and fresh and white-shouldered, in a dress of black and gold, her fingers about the stem of her goblet.

Line 5

Not talking, listening, rather, to the words of a man at her side, whose eyes were watching her smiling lips somewhat greedily.

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a

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about

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ALL

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and

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another

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at

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back

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been

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before

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From this reading ALL FOUND I had seen her but once before, and that was at the Savoy on New Year's Eve.

black

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but

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chair

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chanced

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dress

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Eve

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eyes

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fingers

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FOUND

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fresh

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girl

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goblet

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gold

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great

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greedily

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had

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her

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I

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in

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into

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lips

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listening

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look

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made

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man

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midst

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mine

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From this reading She had been with her party at one table, and I with mine at another.

mirrors

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New

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Not

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of

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on

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From this reading ALL FOUND I had seen her but once before, and that was at the Savoy on New Year's Eve.

once

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From this reading ALL FOUND I had seen her but once before, and that was at the Savoy on New Year's Eve.

one

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From this reading She had been with her party at one table, and I with mine at another.

panel

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party

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From this reading She had been with her party at one table, and I with mine at another.

rather

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reveling

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Savoy

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seen

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From this reading ALL FOUND I had seen her but once before, and that was at the Savoy on New Year's Eve.

She

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From this reading She had been with her party at one table, and I with mine at another.

side

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From this reading Not talking, listening, rather, to the words of a man at her side, whose eyes were watching her smiling lips somewhat greedily.

sitting

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From this reading There I had seen the girl, sitting back in her chair, smiling and fresh and white-shouldered, in a dress of black and gold, her fingers about the stem of her goblet.

smiling

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From this reading There I had seen the girl, sitting back in her chair, smiling and fresh and white-shouldered, in a dress of black and gold, her fingers about the stem of her goblet.

somewhat

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stem

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From this reading There I had seen the girl, sitting back in her chair, smiling and fresh and white-shouldered, in a dress of black and gold, her fingers about the stem of her goblet.

table

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From this reading She had been with her party at one table, and I with mine at another.

talking

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that

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From this reading ALL FOUND I had seen her but once before, and that was at the Savoy on New Year's Eve.

the

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From this reading ALL FOUND I had seen her but once before, and that was at the Savoy on New Year's Eve.

There

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From this reading There I had seen the girl, sitting back in her chair, smiling and fresh and white-shouldered, in a dress of black and gold, her fingers about the stem of her goblet.

to

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From this reading And in the midst of the reveling I had chanced to look up and into one of the great mirrors which made a panel upon the wall.

up

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upon

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From this reading And in the midst of the reveling I had chanced to look up and into one of the great mirrors which made a panel upon the wall.

wall

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From this reading And in the midst of the reveling I had chanced to look up and into one of the great mirrors which made a panel upon the wall.

was

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From this reading ALL FOUND I had seen her but once before, and that was at the Savoy on New Year's Eve.

watching

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were

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which

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white-shouldered

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whose

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with

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From this reading She had been with her party at one table, and I with mine at another.

words

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Year's

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From this reading ALL FOUND I had seen her but once before, and that was at the Savoy on New Year's Eve.

Chapter 15 of The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates holds 565 sentences, grouped into 113 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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