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

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE TWELVE GOLDEN-HAIRED BAR-MAIDS.
Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.
It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.
Alas for me, I possessed neither gift, training, nor courage.
Courage I lacked most of all.
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The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TWELVE GOLDEN-HAIRED BAR-MAIDS.
Line 2
Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.
Line 3
It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.
Line 4
Alas for me, I possessed neither gift, training, nor courage.
Line 5
Courage I lacked most of all.

All words in this reading · 61

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a

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

Alas

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From this reading Alas for me, I possessed neither gift, training, nor courage.

all

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From this reading Courage I lacked most of all.

am

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

an

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

and

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

any

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

apart

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

art

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

at

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

BAR-MAIDS

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From this reading THE TWELVE GOLDEN-HAIRED BAR-MAIDS.

been

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

boyish

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

confess

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

convinced

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

courage

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From this reading Alas for me, I possessed neither gift, training, nor courage.

courageous

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

ever

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

finally

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

first

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

followed

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

for

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

friend

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

gift

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

GOLDEN-HAIRED

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From this reading THE TWELVE GOLDEN-HAIRED BAR-MAIDS.

hand

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

have

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

I

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

is

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

it

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

lacked

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From this reading Courage I lacked most of all.

like

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

long

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

made

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

me

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From this reading Alas for me, I possessed neither gift, training, nor courage.

most

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From this reading Courage I lacked most of all.

my

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

natural

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

needing

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

neither

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From this reading Alas for me, I possessed neither gift, training, nor courage.

nervousness

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

newly

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

nor

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From this reading Alas for me, I possessed neither gift, training, nor courage.

not

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

Now

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

of

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From this reading Courage I lacked most of all.

other

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

patient

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

poor

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

possessed

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From this reading Alas for me, I possessed neither gift, training, nor courage.

practice

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

some

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

talking

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

that

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

THE

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From this reading THE TWELVE GOLDEN-HAIRED BAR-MAIDS.

then

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

to

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

training

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From this reading It is, I am convinced, an art apart, an art like any other,--needing first the natural gift, then the long patient training, and finally the courageous practice.

TWELVE

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From this reading THE TWELVE GOLDEN-HAIRED BAR-MAIDS.

was

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

without

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From this reading Now it was not without some boyish nervousness that I followed my newly made friend, for I confess that I have ever been a poor hand at talking to bar-maids.

Chapter 30 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance by Richard Le Gallienne holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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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Chapter 30 holds 215 sentences of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.

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House
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Knell
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Thirtieth
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