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Confidence

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Confidence is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Henry James • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of Confidence by Henry James holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 5 of Confidence contain?

Chapter 5 holds 106 sentences of Confidence, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Confidence by Henry James exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 5 of Confidence?

Work through the 22 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 22 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 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 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 Confidence?

Yes. All 4722 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #178 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #178, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Confidence take to read?

About 393 minutes of reading across 945 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Confidence

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

Early
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April
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Bernard
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Longueville
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Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.
The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.
They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.
The Baden forests are superb, and the composition of the landscape is most effective.
There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.
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Confidence

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Confidence is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.
Line 2
The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.
Line 3
They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.
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The Baden forests are superb, and the composition of the landscape is most effective.
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There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.
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a

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affair

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after

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always

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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and

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angle

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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appealed

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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are

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From this reading The Baden forests are superb, and the composition of the landscape is most effective.

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arrival

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From this reading They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.

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at

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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away

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From this reading They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.

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Baden

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From this reading The Baden forests are superb, and the composition of the landscape is most effective.

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Baden-Baden

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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Bernard

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Bernard's

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From this reading They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.

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bosky

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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composition

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From this reading The Baden forests are superb, and the composition of the landscape is most effective.

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Conversation-house

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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crag

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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crowded

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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dale

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From this reading They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.

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dell

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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effective

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From this reading The Baden forests are superb, and the composition of the landscape is most effective.

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embellished

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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engaged

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From this reading They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.

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exercise

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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far

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From this reading They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.

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for

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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foreground

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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forests

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From this reading The Baden forests are superb, and the composition of the landscape is most effective.

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friends

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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gifts

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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Gordon

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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had

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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he

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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hill

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From this reading They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.

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human

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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in

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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intelligence

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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is

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From this reading The Baden forests are superb, and the composition of the landscape is most effective.

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lack

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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landscape

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From this reading The Baden forests are superb, and the composition of the landscape is most effective.

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Life

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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long

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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Longueville

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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mingled

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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morning

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From this reading They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.

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most

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From this reading The Baden forests are superb, and the composition of the landscape is most effective.

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mountains

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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not

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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of

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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on

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From this reading They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.

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opportunity

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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over

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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perceived

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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precincts

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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proper

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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proved

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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purple

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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ramble

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From this reading They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.

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ruined

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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should

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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sociable

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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superb

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From this reading The Baden forests are superb, and the composition of the landscape is most effective.

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that

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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the

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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There

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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they

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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those

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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through

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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to

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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took

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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tower

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From this reading There is always a bosky dell in the foreground, and a purple crag embellished with a ruined tower at a proper angle.

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two

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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very

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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walks

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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wandered

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From this reading They engaged in a ramble on the morning after Bernard’s arrival, and wandered far away, over hill and dale.

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which

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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with

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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woods

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From this reading The two friends took long walks through the woods and over the mountains, and they mingled with human life in the crowded precincts of the Conversation-house.

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Wright

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From this reading Life at Baden-Baden proved a very sociable affair, and Bernard Longueville perceived that he should not lack opportunity for the exercise of those gifts of intelligence to which Gordon Wright had appealed.

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