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Catriona

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of Catriona is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.
We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.
A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.
From a tavern hard by we had good meals sent in.
The first night we were both pretty weary, and she extremely so.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Catriona

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of Catriona is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.
Line 2
We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.
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A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.
Line 4
From a tavern hard by we had good meals sent in.
Line 5
The first night we were both pretty weary, and she extremely so.

Learner Dictionary

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.”

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A

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

all

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

alongside

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

and

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

any

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

architecture

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

at

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

backed

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

being

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

bells

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

below

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

both

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From this reading The first night we were both pretty weary, and she extremely so.

built

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

by

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From this reading From a tavern hard by we had good meals sent in.

canal

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

chambers

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

chimney

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

church

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

COPY

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

court

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

delightful

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

direct

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

Dutch

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

each

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

entering

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

extremely

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From this reading The first night we were both pretty weary, and she extremely so.

first

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

floor

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

found

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

from

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

FULL

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

further

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

good

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From this reading From a tavern hard by we had good meals sent in.

had

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

hard

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From this reading From a tavern hard by we had good meals sent in.

HEINECCIUS

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

Hollands

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

house

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

houses

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

hung

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

in

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

into

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

it

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

little

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

made

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

manner

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

meals

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From this reading From a tavern hard by we had good meals sent in.

music

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

night

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From this reading The first night we were both pretty weary, and she extremely so.

OF

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

on

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

our

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

out

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

part

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

piece

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

place

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

pretty

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From this reading The first night we were both pretty weary, and she extremely so.

prospect

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

rooms

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

second

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

sent

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From this reading From a tavern hard by we had good meals sent in.

set

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

she

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From this reading The first night we were both pretty weary, and she extremely so.

shone

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

side

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

so

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From this reading The first night we were both pretty weary, and she extremely so.

spire

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

STORY

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

sun

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

tavern

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From this reading From a tavern hard by we had good meals sent in.

that

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

The

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

there

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

top

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

tree

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

two

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

upon

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

upper

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

us

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

was

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From this reading FULL STORY OF A COPY OF HEINECCIUS The place found was in the upper part of a house backed on a canal.

We

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

weary

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From this reading The first night we were both pretty weary, and she extremely so.

were

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From this reading The first night we were both pretty weary, and she extremely so.

when

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From this reading A full set of bells hung in that spire and made delightful music; and when there was any sun at all, it shone direct in our two chambers.

window

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From this reading We had two rooms, the second entering from the first; each had a chimney built out into the floor in the Dutch manner; and being alongside, each had the same prospect from the window of the top of a tree below us in a little court, of a piece of the canal, and of houses in the Hollands architecture and a church spire upon the further side.

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Charles
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Signet
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