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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
adorned
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
all
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
ALTHOUGHnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
APPROACHES
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From this reading THE PLOT APPROACHES ITS DENOUEMENT.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
ascended
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From this reading The horses slowly ascended a little eminence, and I looked from the window of the carriage on the peaceful retreat I had left.
asylum
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was before daybreak that I commenced my journey.
beholds
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
birds
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
breezeless
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
carriage
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cattle
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
chapter
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
character
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
close
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
closed
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
cold
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
commenced
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From this reading It was before daybreak that I commenced my journey.
couched
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
daybreak
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From this reading It was before daybreak that I commenced my journey.
DENOUEMENT
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From this reading THE PLOT APPROACHES ITS DENOUEMENT.
destined
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
earth
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
eminence
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From this reading The horses slowly ascended a little eminence, and I looked from the window of the carriage on the peaceful retreat I had left.
enterprise
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
exile
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
extraordinary
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
freshness
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
gave
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
gray
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
horses
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From this reading The horses slowly ascended a little eminence, and I looked from the window of the carriage on the peaceful retreat I had left.
house
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
inexpressible
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was before daybreak that I commenced my journey.
ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PLOT APPROACHES ITS DENOUEMENT.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was before daybreak that I commenced my journey.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses slowly ascended a little eminence, and I looked from the window of the carriage on the peaceful retreat I had left.
lingering
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses slowly ascended a little eminence, and I looked from the window of the carriage on the peaceful retreat I had left.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horses slowly ascended a little eminence, and I looked from the window of the carriage on the peaceful retreat I had left.
mists
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
most
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The horses slowly ascended a little eminence, and I looked from the window of the carriage on the peaceful retreat I had left.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
pages
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
peaceful
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From this reading The horses slowly ascended a little eminence, and I looked from the window of the carriage on the peaceful retreat I had left.
PLOT
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From this reading THE PLOT APPROACHES ITS DENOUEMENT.
prepared
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
progress
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
quiet
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reader
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
regret
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
restless
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
retarded
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
retreat
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From this reading The horses slowly ascended a little eminence, and I looked from the window of the carriage on the peaceful retreat I had left.
rising
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
scene
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
shutters
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
slowly
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
somewhat
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
stillness
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOT APPROACHES ITS DENOUEMENT.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
trees
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
unawakened
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From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
volume
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was before daybreak that I commenced my journey.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shutters of the house were as yet closed; the gray mists rising slowly from the earth, and the cattle couched beneath the trees, the cold but breezeless freshness of the morning, the silence of the unawakened birds, all gave an inexpressible stillness and quiet to the scene.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
window
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From this reading The horses slowly ascended a little eminence, and I looked from the window of the carriage on the peaceful retreat I had left.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
years
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From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ALTHOUGH the details of my last chapter have somewhat retarded the progress of that _denouement_ with which this volume is destined to close, yet I do not think the destined reader will regret lingering over a scene in which, after years of restless enterprise and exile, he beholds the asylum which fortune had prepared for the most extraordinary character with which I have adorned these pages.
