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Persuasion

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breezeand were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.
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Persuasion

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Persuasion is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.
Line 2
They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.
Line 3
They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breezeand were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.
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There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.
Line 5
He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

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a

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

admitted

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

after

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

again

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

agreed

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

all

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

always

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

am

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

and

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

Anne

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

be

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

been

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

before

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

began

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

being

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

breakfast

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

breeze

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

bringing

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

by

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

can

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

coming

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

convinced

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

declares

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

delight

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

did

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

does

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

doubt

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

down

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

Dr

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

earliest

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

exceptions

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

feel

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

few

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

finding

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

fine

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

flat

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

flowing

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

for

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

fresh-feeling

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

gloried

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

good

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

grandeur

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

greatest

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

having

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

He

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

Henrietta

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

him

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

himself

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

his

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

I

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

illness

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

in

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

its

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

last

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

Lyme

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

makes

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

medicine

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

month

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

more

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

morning

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

next

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

no

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

of

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

Oh

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

party

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

praised

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

quite

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

sands

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

sea

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

sea-air

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

service

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

Shirley

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

shore

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

silent

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

so

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

south-easterly

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

spring

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

stroll

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

suddenly

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

sympathized

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

than

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

that

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

the

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

themselves

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

There

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

They

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

tide

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

till

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

to

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From this reading Anne and Henrietta, finding themselves the earliest of the party the next morning, agreed to stroll down to the sea before breakfast.

took

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

twelvemonth

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From this reading There can be no doubt of its having been of the greatest service to Dr Shirley, after his illness, last spring twelvemonth.

very

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

was

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

watch

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

went

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

were

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

which

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

with

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From this reading They went to the sands, to watch the flowing of the tide, which a fine south-easterly breeze was bringing in with all the grandeur which so flat a shore admitted.

yes

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From this reading They praised the morning; gloried in the sea; sympathized in the delight of the fresh-feeling breeze—and were silent; till Henrietta suddenly began again with— “Oh! yes,—I am quite convinced that, with very few exceptions, the sea-air always does good.

young

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From this reading He declares himself, that coming to Lyme for a month, did him more good than all the medicine he took; and that being by the sea always makes him feel young again.

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