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Robert Falconer
Robert Falconer

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of Robert Falconer is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.
As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.
I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.
She was old-fashioned enough to acknowledge it even with some eagerness.
The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Robert Falconer

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of Robert Falconer is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.
Line 2
As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.
Line 3
I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.
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She was old-fashioned enough to acknowledge it even with some eagerness.
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The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

Learner Dictionary

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Ancient adjective US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading “The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.”

All words in this reading · 104

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

acknowledge

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From this reading She was old-fashioned enough to acknowledge it even with some eagerness.

acquainting

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

all

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From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

along

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From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

an

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

and

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

any

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

approach

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

As

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From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

Before

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

being

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

bishop

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

book

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From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

but

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

channel

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From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

church

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

circumstances

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

clan-feeling

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From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

clearly

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

confidences

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

cousin

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

eagerness

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From this reading She was old-fashioned enough to acknowledge it even with some eagerness.

enough

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From this reading She was old-fashioned enough to acknowledge it even with some eagerness.

even

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From this reading She was old-fashioned enough to acknowledge it even with some eagerness.

existence

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From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

fact

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

Falconer

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

feelings

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From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

flow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

for

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From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

formal

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

forth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

found

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

friendly

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

from

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

gained

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

good

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

Gordon

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

had

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

he

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

his

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

human

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

in

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

is

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

it

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was old-fashioned enough to acknowledge it even with some eagerness.

Janet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

John

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

justification

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

kind

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

knowledge

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

labour

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

Lady

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

levels

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

many

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

may

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

merely

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

Miss

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

months

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

more

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

my

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

myself

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

not

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

now

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

object

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From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

old-fashioned

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was old-fashioned enough to acknowledge it even with some eagerness.

one

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

opens

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

opportunity

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

or

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

passed

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

position

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

possible

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

rather

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

recognition

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

record

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

relation

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

Scotch

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

serve

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

set

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

She

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was old-fashioned enough to acknowledge it even with some eagerness.

simply

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

slightest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

social

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

some

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

St

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

subject

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

taken

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

the

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

this

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

to

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

very

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

views

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

which

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

whom

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From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

whose

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The ancient clan-feeling is good in this, that it opens a channel whose very existence is a justification for the flow of simply human feelings along all possible levels of social position.

will

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he is the subject, or rather object of my book, I will now record a fact which may serve to set forth his views more clearly.

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I gained a knowledge of some of the circumstances, not merely from the friendly confidences of Miss St. John and Falconer, but from being a kind of a Scotch cousin of Lady Janet Gordon, whom I had taken an opportunity of acquainting with the relation.

without

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From this reading Before many months had passed, without the slightest approach to any formal recognition, I found myself one of the church of labour of which Falconer was clearly the bishop.

Chapter 34 of Robert Falconer by George MacDonald holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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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Robert
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Falconer
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School-boy
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Fourteen
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