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Adam Bede
Adam Bede

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 36 of Adam Bede is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By George Eliot • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 36 of Adam Bede by George Eliot holds 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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 36 of Adam Bede contain?

Chapter 36 holds 368 sentences of Adam Bede, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 36 of Adam Bede by George Eliot exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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 36 of Adam Bede?

Work through the 74 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 74 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 36 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 36 can be played aloud in United States English.

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

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Is this the complete text of Adam Bede?

Yes. All 9026 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #507 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #507, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Adam Bede take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1806 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Adam Bede

Words and structures a reader meets early in Adam Bede, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Workshop
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Another Meeting in the Wood
The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.
The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
He thought he could do that best in the Grove.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Adam Bede

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 36 of Adam Bede is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Another Meeting in the Wood
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The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.
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The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.
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The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.
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He thought he could do that best in the Grove.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Memory noun US /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading “The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.”

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.”

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All words in this reading · 69

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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Another

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From this reading Another Meeting in the Wood

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Arthur

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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at

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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been

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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before

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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best

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From this reading He thought he could do that best in the Grove.

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breathing-space

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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by

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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Chase

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From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.

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come

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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common

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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confirm

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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could

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From this reading He thought he could do that best in the Grove.

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day

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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do

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From this reading He thought he could do that best in the Grove.

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Donnithorne

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From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.

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drawn

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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evening

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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first

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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from

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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funeral

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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future

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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Grove

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From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.

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had

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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he

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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him

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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himself

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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in

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From this reading Another Meeting in the Wood

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know

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From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.

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lonely

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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look

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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Meeting

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From this reading Another Meeting in the Wood

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memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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men

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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might

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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morning

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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next

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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now

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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old

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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opposite

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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out

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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points

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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read

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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resolution

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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sad

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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scene

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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squire's

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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taken

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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that

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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the

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From this reading Another Meeting in the Wood

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thither

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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thought

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From this reading He thought he could do that best in the Grove.

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towards

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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two

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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walk

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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walking

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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was

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From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.

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were

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From this reading The next day, at evening, two men were walking from opposite points towards the same scene, drawn thither by a common memory.

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who

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From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.

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will

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From this reading The old squire’s funeral had taken place that morning, the will had been read, and now in the first breathing-space, Arthur Donnithorne had come out for a lonely walk, that he might look fixedly at the new future before him and confirm himself in a sad resolution.

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Wood

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From this reading Another Meeting in the Wood

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From this reading The scene was the Grove by Donnithorne Chase: you know who the men were.

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