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Paul Prescott's Charge
Paul Prescott's Charge

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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XXXIV.
HOW PAUL GOES BACK TO WRENVILLE.
While 'Squire Conant was speaking, Paul formed a sudden resolution.
He remembered that Aunt Lucy Lee was a sister of 'Squire Conant.
Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Paul Prescott's Charge

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Paul Prescott's Charge is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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XXXIV.
Line 2
HOW PAUL GOES BACK TO WRENVILLE.
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While 'Squire Conant was speaking, Paul formed a sudden resolution.
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He remembered that Aunt Lucy Lee was a sister of 'Squire Conant.
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Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

Learner Dictionary

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.”

All words in this reading · 40

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a

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From this reading While 'Squire Conant was speaking, Paul formed a sudden resolution.

Aunt

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From this reading He remembered that Aunt Lucy Lee was a sister of 'Squire Conant.

BACK

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From this reading HOW PAUL GOES BACK TO WRENVILLE.

be

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

Conant

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From this reading While 'Squire Conant was speaking, Paul formed a sudden resolution.

do

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

for

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

formed

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From this reading While 'Squire Conant was speaking, Paul formed a sudden resolution.

frame

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

GOES

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From this reading HOW PAUL GOES BACK TO WRENVILLE.

He

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From this reading He remembered that Aunt Lucy Lee was a sister of 'Squire Conant.

her

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

him

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

his

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

HOW

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From this reading HOW PAUL GOES BACK TO WRENVILLE.

in

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

induce

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

it

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

Lee

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From this reading He remembered that Aunt Lucy Lee was a sister of 'Squire Conant.

Lucy

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From this reading He remembered that Aunt Lucy Lee was a sister of 'Squire Conant.

might

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

of

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From this reading He remembered that Aunt Lucy Lee was a sister of 'Squire Conant.

PAUL

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From this reading HOW PAUL GOES BACK TO WRENVILLE.

Perhaps

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

possible

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

present

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

remembered

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From this reading He remembered that Aunt Lucy Lee was a sister of 'Squire Conant.

resolution

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From this reading While 'Squire Conant was speaking, Paul formed a sudden resolution.

sister

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From this reading He remembered that Aunt Lucy Lee was a sister of 'Squire Conant.

something

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From this reading Perhaps, in his present frame of mind, it might be possible to induce him to do something for her.

speaking

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From this reading While 'Squire Conant was speaking, Paul formed a sudden resolution.

Squire

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From this reading While 'Squire Conant was speaking, Paul formed a sudden resolution.

sudden

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From this reading While 'Squire Conant was speaking, Paul formed a sudden resolution.

that

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From this reading He remembered that Aunt Lucy Lee was a sister of 'Squire Conant.

TO

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From this reading HOW PAUL GOES BACK TO WRENVILLE.

was

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From this reading While 'Squire Conant was speaking, Paul formed a sudden resolution.

While

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From this reading While 'Squire Conant was speaking, Paul formed a sudden resolution.

WRENVILLE

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From this reading HOW PAUL GOES BACK TO WRENVILLE.

XXXIV

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From this reading XXXIV.

Chapter 19 of Paul Prescott's Charge by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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.

What does chapter 19 of Paul Prescott's Charge contain?

Chapter 19 holds 227 sentences of Paul Prescott's Charge, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 19 of Paul Prescott's Charge by Horatio, Jr. Alger exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 227 sentences, grouped into 46 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in Paul Prescott's Charge

Words and structures a reader meets early in Paul Prescott's Charge, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Prescott's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Paul Prescott's Charge; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Charge
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Paul Prescott's Charge; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Horatio
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Paul Prescott's Charge; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Alger
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Paul Prescott's Charge; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.