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Charlotte Temple

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

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CONCLUSION.
SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.
It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.
Every heart of sensibility can easily conceive their feelings.
After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.
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Charlotte Temple

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of Charlotte Temple is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CONCLUSION.
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SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.
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It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.
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Every heart of sensibility can easily conceive their feelings.
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After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

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after

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

again

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

aged

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

almost

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

and

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

as

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

be

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

began

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

between

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

can

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From this reading Every heart of sensibility can easily conceive their feelings.

charge

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

Charlotte

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

chief

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

conceive

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From this reading Every heart of sensibility can easily conceive their feelings.

CONCLUSION

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From this reading CONCLUSION.

daughter

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

dear

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

do

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

easily

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From this reading Every heart of sensibility can easily conceive their feelings.

England

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

Every

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From this reading Every heart of sensibility can easily conceive their feelings.

fancy

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

father

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

feelings

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From this reading Every heart of sensibility can easily conceive their feelings.

first

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

for

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

forward

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

gave

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

grand-child

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

grew

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

grief

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

heart

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From this reading Every heart of sensibility can easily conceive their feelings.

her

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

him

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

his

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

impossible

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

improved

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

interment

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

It

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

justice

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

little

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

Lucy

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

meeting

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

Mr

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

Mrs

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

nurse

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

of

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

possessed

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

scene

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

sensibility

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From this reading Every heart of sensibility can easily conceive their feelings.

set

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

she

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

SHORTLY

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

subsided

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

Temple

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

the

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

their

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From this reading Every heart of sensibility can easily conceive their feelings.

time

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

to

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

tumult

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

up

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

was

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From this reading After the first tumult of grief was subsided, Mrs. Temple gave up the chief of her time to her grand-child, and as she grew up and improved, began to almost fancy she again possessed her Charlotte.

with

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From this reading SHORTLY after the interment of his daughter, Mr. Temple, with his dear little charge and her nurse, set forward for England.

would

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From this reading It would be impossible to do justice to the meeting scene between him, his Lucy, and her aged father.

Chapter 34 of Charlotte Temple by Mrs. Rowson holds 20 sentences, grouped into 4 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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Sleep
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