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Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)
Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)

Chapter X · Chapter 10

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I retired accordingly to my apartment, and spent the prescribed hour in anxious and irresolute reflections.
They were no other than had hitherto occurred, but they occurred with more force than ever.
Some fatal obstinacy, however, got possession of me, and I persisted in the resolution of concealing _one thing_.
We become fondly attached to objects and pursuits, frequently for no conceivable reason but the pain and trouble they cost us.
In proportion to the danger in which they involve us do we cherish them.
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Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment)

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment) is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I retired accordingly to my apartment, and spent the prescribed hour in anxious and irresolute reflections.
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They were no other than had hitherto occurred, but they occurred with more force than ever.
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Some fatal obstinacy, however, got possession of me, and I persisted in the resolution of concealing _one thing_.
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We become fondly attached to objects and pursuits, frequently for no conceivable reason but the pain and trouble they cost us.
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In proportion to the danger in which they involve us do we cherish them.

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accordingly

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and

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anxious

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apartment

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attached

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become

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but

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cherish

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concealing

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conceivable

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cost

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danger

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do

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ever

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fatal

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fondly

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for

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force

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frequently

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got

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had

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hitherto

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hour

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however

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I

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in

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involve

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irresolute

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me

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more

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my

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no

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objects

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obstinacy

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occurred

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of

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one

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other

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pain

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persisted

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possession

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prescribed

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proportion

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pursuits

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reason

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reflections

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resolution

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retired

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Some

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spent

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than

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the

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them

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They

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thing

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to

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trouble

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us

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We

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were

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which

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with

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Chapter 10 of Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist (A Fragment) by Charles Brockden Brown holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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.

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