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The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance
The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.
In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.
Borrow would have blushed for it.
In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.
I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.
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The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.
Line 2
In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.
Line 3
Borrow would have blushed for it.
Line 4
In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.
Line 5
I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

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a

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

ABOUT

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

after

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

Alps

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From this reading In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.

am

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

and

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

as

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From this reading In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.

be

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

been

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From this reading In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.

being

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

blushed

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From this reading Borrow would have blushed for it.

Borrow

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From this reading Borrow would have blushed for it.

both

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

but

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

caravan

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

climbed

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

companion

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

couple

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

desire

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

exception

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

fact

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

felt

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

female

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

for

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

GIPSIES

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

gipsy

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

greasy

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

great

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

have

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From this reading Borrow would have blushed for it.

his

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

hours

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

humble

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From this reading In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.

I

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

In

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

is

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From this reading In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.

it

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

just

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From this reading In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.

lonely

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

losing

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

male

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

mentioning

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

met

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

must

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

my

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

no

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

nobody

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

nothing

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

of

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

opinion

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From this reading In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.

or

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

over-climbed

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From this reading In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.

overdone

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From this reading In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.

place

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

poor

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

see

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

show

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

suppose

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

sure

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

Switzerland

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From this reading I have no great desire to see Switzerland, for I am sure the Alps must be greasy with being climbed.

take

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

that

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From this reading In fact, it is my humble opinion that the gipsies have been overdone, just as the Alps have been over-climbed.

THE

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

to

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

TRUTH

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From this reading THE TRUTH ABOUT THE GIPSIES I felt lonely after losing my companion, and I met nobody to take his place.

was

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

which

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

with

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

worth

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From this reading In fact, for a couple of hours I met nothing worth mentioning, male or female, with the exception of a gipsy caravan, which I suppose was both; but it was a poor show.

would

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From this reading Borrow would have blushed for it.

Chapter 9 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance by Richard Le Gallienne holds 32 sentences, grouped into 7 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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Vocabulary met early in The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

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House
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Bachelor
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Knell
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Thirtieth
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