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

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!
It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.
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The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.
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Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.
Line 3
Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!
Line 4
It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.
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So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.

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Ancient adjective US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading “FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.”

Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.”

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a

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From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!

advance

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From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!

alas

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

and

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

appreciated

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

As

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

be

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

being

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

bicyclist

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

biped

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

book

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

brothers

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

chapters

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

clothes

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

corresponding

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From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!

death

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

demand

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

dress

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

each

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

every

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!

fact

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

first

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

for

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

FROM

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

game

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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.

have

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

heavy

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

her

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

I

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

in

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

is

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

It

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

its

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

just

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

lady

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

Like

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

may

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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.

mean

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From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!

MOON

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

MORNING

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

most

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

motive

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

motives

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

nothing

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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.

of

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

one

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

only

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

or

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

other's

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

pay

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

perhaps

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

piquancy

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

price

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

quite

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

realise

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

realised

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

reason

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From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!

reasonable

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

recreations

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

retreat

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From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!

robbed

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

romance

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

Rosalind

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.

sex

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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.

sexes

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

she

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

should

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Alas, that every advance of reason should mean a corresponding retreat of romance!

So

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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.

soon

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

STAR

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

takes

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

that

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

THE

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

these

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

they

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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.

this

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

those

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

three

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

thrilling

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

time

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

TO

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

two

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

up

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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.

Very

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

wear

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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.

wearing

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

well

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From this reading So soon as the two sexes wear the same clothes, they may as well wear nothing; the game of sex is up.

when

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

will

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

woman

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

written

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From this reading FROM THE MORNING STAR TO THE MOON I quite realise that this book is written perhaps only just in time for the motive of these two or three chapters to be appreciated in its ancient piquancy.

yet

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From this reading It is only reasonable that woman, being--have you yet realised the fact?--a biped like her brothers, should, when she takes to her brothers' recreations, dress as those recreations demand; and yet the death of Rosalind is a heavy price to pay for the lady bicyclist.

You

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From this reading Very soon, alas! the sexes will be robbed of one of the first and most thrilling motives of romance, the motive of As You Like It, the romance of wearing each other's clothes.

Chapter 20 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance by Richard Le Gallienne holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 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

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

House
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bachelor
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Knell
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Thirtieth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.