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

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.
Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.
We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.
I followed her glance.
A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.
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The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.
Line 2
Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.
Line 3
We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.
Line 4
I followed her glance.
Line 5
A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

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a

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

able

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

about

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

afternoon

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

agonising

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

all

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

an

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

and

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

are

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

arms

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

as

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

AT

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

bay

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

been

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

broad

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

by

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

carriage

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

country

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

cry

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

day

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

dispersed

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

door

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

doubts

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

entirely

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

exterior

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

fears

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

finds

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

fine

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

followed

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From this reading I followed her glance.

following

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

footman

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

for

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

forces

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

future

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

gave

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

gazing

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

glance

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From this reading I followed her glance.

grey-headed

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

Had

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

Happily

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

have

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

her

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From this reading I followed her glance.

HERO

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

HOW

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

hurriedly

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

I

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From this reading I followed her glance.

idly

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

in

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

infrequently

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

inn

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

inns

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

interior

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

into

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

its

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

just

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

little

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

man

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

manner

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

might

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

military-looking

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

more

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

Nicolete

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

not

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

of

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

old

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

on

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

once

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

ONE

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

only

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

opened

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

our

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

ourselves

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

out

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

panels

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

PLAYS

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

problems

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

quite

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

resolved

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

road

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

see

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

sitting

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

smart

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

some

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

spared

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

starting

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

stepped

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

steps

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

still

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

stopped

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

strode

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

such

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

suddenly

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

THE

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

these

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From this reading Happily these interior problems are not infrequently resolved by quite exterior forces.

thinking

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

THIRTY

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

this

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

those

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

to

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

unexpected

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

up

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

way

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

we

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

were

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From this reading HOW ONE PLAYS THE HERO AT THIRTY Had we only been able to see a day into the future, we might have spared ourselves this agonising, for all our doubts and fears were suddenly dispersed in an entirely unexpected manner.

when

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

who

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

windows

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From this reading We were sitting the following afternoon in one of those broad bay windows such as one finds still in some old country inns, just thinking about starting once more on our way, when suddenly Nicolete, who had been gazing out idly into the road, gave a little cry.

with

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From this reading A carriage with arms on its panels had stopped at the inn, and as a smart footman opened the door, a fine grey-headed military-looking man stepped out and strode hurriedly up the inn steps.

Chapter 23 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance by Richard Le Gallienne holds 30 sentences, grouped into 6 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 23 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance contain?

Chapter 23 holds 30 sentences of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 23 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 30 sentences, grouped into 6 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 23 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance?

Work through the 6 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 6 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.

Can chapter 23 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 23 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.

Questions about reading The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Common questions about reading The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance by Richard Le Gallienne on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance?

Yes. All 2256 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #461 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance is used?

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

How long does The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance take to read?

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

How to read The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance section by section

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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.