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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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Well, but, son,” says the old lady, if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”
Yes, madam,” says Robin, I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.
The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.
I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”
This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.
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The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”
Line 2
Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.
Line 3
The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.
Line 4
I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”
Line 5
This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

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a

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

able

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

all

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From this reading This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

and

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

answer

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From this reading This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

answered

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

are

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

as

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

be

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

because

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From this reading This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

before

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

blush

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

bring

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

but

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

by

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

conditions

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

consent

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

disposed

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

done

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

father

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

further

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

grant

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

had

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

hard

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

have

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

head

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

hear

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

her

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From this reading This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

here

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

hope

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

I

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

if

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

interruption

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

into

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

it

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

lady

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

less

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From this reading This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

let

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

little

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

madam

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

me

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

more

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

mother

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From this reading This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

my

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

mystery

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

never

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

no

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

not

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

now

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

of

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

old

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

protests

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

Robin

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

said

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

say

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

says

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

see

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

shall

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

she

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

sisters

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

son

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

suppose

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

surprising

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From this reading This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

teasers

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

that

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

the

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

them

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From this reading This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

these

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

This

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From this reading This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

though

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From this reading This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

till

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

to

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

upon

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

us

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

warm

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From this reading I hope my warm sisters will be answered now, and blush a little; if not, I have no more to say till I hear further.”

was

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From this reading This answer was surprising to them all, though less to the mother, because of what I had said to her.

way

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

Well

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

were

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

what

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

will

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

without

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From this reading The conditions are, that I bring my father and you to consent to it, and without that she protests she will never see me more upon that head; and to these conditions, as I said, I suppose I shall never be able to grant.

worried

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

Yes

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From this reading “Yes, madam,” says Robin, “I had done it before now, if the teasers here had not worried me by way of interruption.

you

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From this reading “Well, but, son,” says the old lady, “if you are disposed to let us into the mystery of it, what were these hard conditions?”

Chapter 6 of The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous by Daniel Defoe holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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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