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a
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Abodes
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absorb
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affright
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amuse
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and
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anguish
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another
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apprehension
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are
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as
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astonishment
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been
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birds
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bordered
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brain
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But
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by
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carry
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castles
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certainty
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chimeras
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companion
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conjured
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corner
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degrees
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described
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despair
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directly
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distraction
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dreadful
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dreams
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effect
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endeavouring
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faculties
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fancy
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filled
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fire
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fit
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following
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for
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formed
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frequently
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frightful
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genius
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groans
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harrow
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have
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heart
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her
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horror
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in
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indignation
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inhabitants
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keen
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made
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magic
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make
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mansion
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Maria
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maternal
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mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
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misery
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modulated
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must
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no
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of
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on
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one
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or
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produced
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pulse
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rage
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recall
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recollection
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romantic
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roused
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sat
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scattered
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seemed
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sense
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shrieks
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soul
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sounds
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spectres
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spell
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startled
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stuff
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such
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Surprise
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suspended
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sympathy
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terrific
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that
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the
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then
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they
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thoughts
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threatened
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till
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to
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tones
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torpid
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tortured
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touch
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true
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unsubstantial
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up
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velocity
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wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Surprise, astonishment, that bordered on distraction, seemed to have suspended her faculties, till, waking by degrees to a keen sense of anguish, a whirlwind of rage and indignation roused her torpid pulse.
were
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From this reading But, formed of such stuff as dreams are made of, what were they to the mansion of despair, in one corner of which Maria sat, endeavouring to recall her scattered thoughts!
what
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From this reading But, formed of such stuff as dreams are made of, what were they to the mansion of despair, in one corner of which Maria sat, endeavouring to recall her scattered thoughts!
which
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From this reading But, formed of such stuff as dreams are made of, what were they to the mansion of despair, in one corner of which Maria sat, endeavouring to recall her scattered thoughts!
while
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From this reading One recollection with frightful velocity following another, threatened to fire her brain, and make her a fit companion for the terrific inhabitants, whose groans and shrieks were no unsubstantial sounds of whistling winds, or startled birds, modulated by a romantic fancy, which amuse while they affright; but such tones of misery as carry a dreadful certainty directly to the heart.
whirlwind
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From this reading Surprise, astonishment, that bordered on distraction, seemed to have suspended her faculties, till, waking by degrees to a keen sense of anguish, a whirlwind of rage and indignation roused her torpid pulse.
whistling
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From this reading One recollection with frightful velocity following another, threatened to fire her brain, and make her a fit companion for the terrific inhabitants, whose groans and shrieks were no unsubstantial sounds of whistling winds, or startled birds, modulated by a romantic fancy, which amuse while they affright; but such tones of misery as carry a dreadful certainty directly to the heart.
whose
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From this reading One recollection with frightful velocity following another, threatened to fire her brain, and make her a fit companion for the terrific inhabitants, whose groans and shrieks were no unsubstantial sounds of whistling winds, or startled birds, modulated by a romantic fancy, which amuse while they affright; but such tones of misery as carry a dreadful certainty directly to the heart.
winds
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From this reading One recollection with frightful velocity following another, threatened to fire her brain, and make her a fit companion for the terrific inhabitants, whose groans and shrieks were no unsubstantial sounds of whistling winds, or startled birds, modulated by a romantic fancy, which amuse while they affright; but such tones of misery as carry a dreadful certainty directly to the heart.
with
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From this reading Abodes of horror have frequently been described, and castles, filled with spectres and chimeras, conjured up by the magic spell of genius to harrow the soul, and absorb the wondering mind.
wondering
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From this reading Abodes of horror have frequently been described, and castles, filled with spectres and chimeras, conjured up by the magic spell of genius to harrow the soul, and absorb the wondering mind.
