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

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.
Whim, sir, whim! and few human actions admit of more satisfactory solution.
Like Shylock, I'll say "It is my humour."
But no!
I'll be more explanatory.
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The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.
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Whim, sir, whim! and few human actions admit of more satisfactory solution.
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Like Shylock, I'll say "It is my humour."
Line 4
But no!
Line 5
I'll be more explanatory.

All words in this reading · 51

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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a

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

about

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

actions

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From this reading Whim, sir, whim! and few human actions admit of more satisfactory solution.

admit

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From this reading Whim, sir, whim! and few human actions admit of more satisfactory solution.

and

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

be

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

BEHAVIOUR

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

But

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From this reading But no!

carrying

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

CHAPTER

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

CLEARS

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

doing

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

explanatory

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From this reading I'll be more explanatory.

few

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From this reading Whim, sir, whim! and few human actions admit of more satisfactory solution.

him

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

human

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From this reading Whim, sir, whim! and few human actions admit of more satisfactory solution.

humour

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From this reading Like Shylock, I'll say "It is my humour."

I'll

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From this reading Like Shylock, I'll say "It is my humour."

intelligent

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

is

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From this reading Like Shylock, I'll say "It is my humour."

It

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From this reading Like Shylock, I'll say "It is my humour."

LAST

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

Like

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From this reading Like Shylock, I'll say "It is my humour."

man

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

may

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

more

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From this reading Whim, sir, whim! and few human actions admit of more satisfactory solution.

most

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

MY

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

MYSTERIOUS

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

no

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From this reading But no!

OF

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

petticoat

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

puzzle

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

reader

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

sane

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

satisfactory

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From this reading Whim, sir, whim! and few human actions admit of more satisfactory solution.

say

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From this reading Like Shylock, I'll say "It is my humour."

should

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

Shylock

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From this reading Like Shylock, I'll say "It is my humour."

silk

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

sir

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From this reading Whim, sir, whim! and few human actions admit of more satisfactory solution.

solution

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From this reading Whim, sir, whim! and few human actions admit of more satisfactory solution.

stockings

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

THE

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

to

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

UP

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

well

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

What

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

Whim

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From this reading Whim, sir, whim! and few human actions admit of more satisfactory solution.

with

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

woman's

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From this reading CLEARS UP MY MYSTERIOUS BEHAVIOUR OF THE LAST CHAPTER What a sane man should be doing carrying about with him a woman's petticoat and silk stockings, may well be a puzzle to the most intelligent reader.

Chapter 12 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance by Richard Le Gallienne holds 13 sentences, grouped into 3 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 12 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance contain?

Chapter 12 holds 13 sentences of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance by Richard Le Gallienne exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 13 sentences, grouped into 3 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 12 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance?

Work through the 3 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 3 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 12 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #461, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 188 minutes of reading across 452 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

House
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Bachelor
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Knell
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Thirtieth
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