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Sense and Sensibility

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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CHAPTER XXXI.

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CHAPTER XXXI.
From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the
next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had
closed her eyes.
Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sense and Sensibility

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

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Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CHAPTER XXXI.
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From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the
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next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had
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closed her eyes.
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Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and

Learner Dictionary

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had”

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a

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

and

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From this reading Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and

as

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From this reading Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and

awoke

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER XXXI.

closed

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From this reading closed her eyes.

consciousness

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From this reading next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had

Elinor

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From this reading Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and

encouraged

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From this reading Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and

expected

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

eyes

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From this reading closed her eyes.

felt

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From this reading Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and

From

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

had

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

her

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From this reading closed her eyes.

in

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From this reading next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had

Marianne

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

misery

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From this reading next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had

more

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

morning

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From this reading next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had

much

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From this reading Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and

next

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From this reading next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had

night

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

of

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

possible

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From this reading Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had

she

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

sleep

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

talk

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From this reading Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and

than

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

the

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From this reading From a night of more sleep than she had expected, Marianne awoke the

to

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From this reading next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had

what

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From this reading Elinor encouraged her as much as possible to talk of what she felt; and

which

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From this reading next morning to the same consciousness of misery in which she had

XXXI

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From this reading CHAPTER XXXI.

Chapter Quiz

Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 30?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "CHAPTER XXXI....", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

Repeat the selected source lines aloud to practice rhythm, stress, and clear US English pronunciation.

Narrator: CHAPTER XXXI.
Narrator: But can we wonder that,