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Guy Mannering
Guy Mannering

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

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The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.
Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.
When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.
Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.
The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Guy Mannering

Chapter XXXV · Chapter 35

Chapter 35 of Guy Mannering is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.
Line 2
Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.
Line 3
When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.
Line 4
Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.
Line 5
The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

Learner Dictionary

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.”

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a

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

absence

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

after

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

agitation

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

ale

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

an

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

and

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

announced

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

anxiety

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

arrival

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

arrived

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

aye

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

be

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

bell

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

better

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

by

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

carriage

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

cause

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

clatter

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

Colonel

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

confidential

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

directions

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

door

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

drave

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

drawing-room

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

drove

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

even

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

expressed

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

expression

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

features

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

given

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

growing

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

had

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

he

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

his

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

hour

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

however

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

in

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

it

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

joined

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

just

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

ladies

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

left

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

loved

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

man

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

Mannering

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

may

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

mental

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

most

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

must

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

night

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

not

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

now

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

o

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

of

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

on

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

partaking

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

party

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

questioned

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

refreshment

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

remembered

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

return

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

returned

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

sangs

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

servant

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

Shanter

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

signs

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

some

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

struck

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

Tam

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

tea

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

that

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

The

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

these

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

those

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From this reading Mannering was not, however, a man to be questioned, even by those whom he most loved, upon the cause of the mental agitation which these signs expressed.

thought

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

to

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

unusual

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

up

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

upon

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

visitor

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

was

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

We

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

were

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From this reading The hour of tea arrived, and the party were partaking of that refreshment in silence, when a carriage drove up to the door, and the bell announced the arrival of a visitor.

When

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

which

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

whom

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From this reading When he returned, his absence of mind, and an unusual expression of thought and anxiety upon his features, struck the ladies whom he joined in the drawing-room.

wi

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From this reading The night drave on wi' sangs and clatter, And aye the ale was growing better.

Woodbourne

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From this reading Tam o' Shanter We must now return to Woodbourne, which, it may be remembered, we left just after the Colonel had given some directions to his confidential servant.

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