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Mosses from an old manse
Mosses from an old manse

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of Mosses from an old manse is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Our first attempt at classification is not very successful.
It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.
Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.
Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.
In mercy to their toes, let us hope that the march may not be long.
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Mosses from an old manse

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of Mosses from an old manse is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Our first attempt at classification is not very successful.
Line 2
It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.
Line 3
Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.
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Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.
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In mercy to their toes, let us hope that the march may not be long.

All words in this reading · 90

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a

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

acquired

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

all

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

among

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

and

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

any

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

are

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

aristocracy

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

as

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

at

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From this reading Our first attempt at classification is not very successful.

attempt

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From this reading Our first attempt at classification is not very successful.

be

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

bond

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

brotherhood

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

by

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

circumstance

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

civilized

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

classification

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From this reading Our first attempt at classification is not very successful.

disease

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

distinctions

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

due

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

established

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

first

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From this reading Our first attempt at classification is not very successful.

from

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

gentry

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

globe

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

gold

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

gout

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

grand

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

gratify

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

have

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

herald's

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

hobble

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

hope

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From this reading In mercy to their toes, let us hope that the march may not be long.

human

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

in

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

inheritance

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

is

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From this reading Our first attempt at classification is not very successful.

It

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

kind

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

let

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From this reading In mercy to their toes, let us hope that the march may not be long.

life

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

long

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From this reading In mercy to their toes, let us hope that the march may not be long.

lowliness

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

maladies

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

mankind

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

march

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From this reading In mercy to their toes, let us hope that the march may not be long.

may

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

mercy

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From this reading In mercy to their toes, let us hope that the march may not be long.

more

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

not

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From this reading Our first attempt at classification is not very successful.

obey

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

observance

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

of

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

only

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

or

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

other

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

Our

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From this reading Our first attempt at classification is not very successful.

painfully

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

pays

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

post

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

poverty

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

precious

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

pride

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

procession

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

purchased

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

purple-visaged

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

rank

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

reflect

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

regions

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

rich

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

right

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

serves

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

Some

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

successful

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From this reading Our first attempt at classification is not very successful.

take

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

than

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

that

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

the

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

their

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

this

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

to

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

toes

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From this reading In mercy to their toes, let us hope that the march may not be long.

us

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From this reading In mercy to their toes, let us hope that the march may not be long.

very

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From this reading Our first attempt at classification is not very successful.

voice

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

wealth

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

which

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From this reading It may gratify the pride of aristocracy to reflect that disease, more than any other circumstance of human life, pays due observance to the distinctions which rank and wealth, and poverty and lowliness, have established among mankind.

who

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From this reading Of this kind is the gout, which serves as a bond of brotherhood to the purple-visaged gentry, who obey the herald’s voice, and painfully hobble from all civilized regions of the globe to take their post in the grand procession.

with

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From this reading Some maladies are rich and precious, and only to be acquired by the right of inheritance or purchased with gold.

Chapter 17 of Mosses from an old manse by Nathaniel Hawthorne holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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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Vocabulary met early in Mosses from an old manse

Words and structures a reader meets early in Mosses from an old manse, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Manse
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mosses from an old manse; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Birthmark
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Select
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Party
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