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The Scarlet Pimpernel

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Pimpernel is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy • Curated US English Learning Edition

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FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

“Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

“It is past five o’clock.”

“Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

I’ll get into bed alone.”

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Chapter XVII Reading 1/39

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Pimpernel is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

Line 2

“Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

Line 3

“It is past five o’clock.”

Line 4

“Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

Line 5

I’ll get into bed alone.”

Learner Dictionary

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “I’ll get into bed alone.””

All words in this reading · 57

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

about

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

Ah

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading I’ll get into bed alone.”

anxious

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

are

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

at

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

be

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

bed

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

but

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

closed

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

daresay

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

eyes

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

FAREWELL

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

five

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From this reading “It is past five o’clock.”

found

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

get

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From this reading I’ll get into bed alone.”

go

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

half

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

her

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

I

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

I'll

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From this reading I’ll get into bed alone.”

into

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From this reading I’ll get into bed alone.”

is

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From this reading “It is past five o’clock.”

It

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From this reading “It is past five o’clock.”

kindly

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

ladyship

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

Louise

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

maid

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

Marguerite

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

now

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

o'clock

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From this reading “It is past five o’clock.”

once

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

own

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

past

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From this reading “It is past five o’clock.”

poor

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

presently

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

reached

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

room

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

said

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

shall

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

she

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

sleep

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

so

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

terribly

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

the

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

tired

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

to

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

very

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

were

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

When

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From this reading FAREWELL When Marguerite reached her room, she found her maid terribly anxious about her.

whose

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

will

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

with

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

woman

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From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

yes

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

you

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From this reading “Ah, yes, Louise, I daresay I shall be tired presently,” said Marguerite, kindly; “but you are very tired now, so go to bed at once.

Your

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

From this reading “Your ladyship will be so tired,” said the poor woman, whose own eyes were half closed with sleep.

Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 17 holds 199 sentences of The Scarlet Pimpernel, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Scarlet Pimpernel

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Surging: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Scarlet Pimpernel; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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