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The Bride of Lammermoor
The Bride of Lammermoor

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Bride of Lammermoor is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.
WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.
The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.
The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.
He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Bride of Lammermoor

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Bride of Lammermoor is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.
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WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.
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The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.
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The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.
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He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

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Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.”

All words in this reading · 112

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about

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

affront

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

an

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

ancestors

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

and

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

as

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

Ashton's

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

at

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

attempt

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

banish'd

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

be

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

being

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

belonged

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

better

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

betwixt

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

billet

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

called

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

Castle

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

conciliation

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

couched

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

Crag

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

deficient

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

depart

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

describe

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

distant

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

each

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

efforts

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

exile

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

fallen

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

fate

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

father's

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

five

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

for

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

forth

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

from

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

had

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

half-way

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

He

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

him

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

his

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

Hole

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

however

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

I

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

I'm

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

impossible

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

in

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

indignation

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

inn

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

instant

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

it

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

its

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

kinsman

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

Lady

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

left

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

longer

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

make

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

making

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

Marquis

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

mate

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

may

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

miles

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

mine

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

mixture

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

much

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

nevertheless

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

not

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

of

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

our

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

own

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

perhaps

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

pleased

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

promise

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

Ravenswood

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

readers

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

recollect

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

regret

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

remain

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

rendered

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

Scottish

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

seat

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

share

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

shared

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

situated

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

small

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

some

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

spirit

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

still

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

Such

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

suffered

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

terms

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

than

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

that

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

the

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

therefore

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

to

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

Tod's

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

too

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

wait

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

WALLER

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

walls

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

was

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

which

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

who

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

will

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From this reading WALLER I will not attempt to describe the mixture of indignation and regret with which Ravenswood left the seat which had belonged to his ancestors.

willing

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From this reading The Marquis, who had his share in the affront, was, nevertheless, still willing to make some efforts at conciliation.

with

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

within

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

without

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From this reading The terms in which Lady Ashton’s billet was couched rendered it impossible for him, without being deficient in that spirit of which he perhaps had too much, to remain an instant longer within its walls.

Wolf's

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

would

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From this reading He therefore suffered his kinsman to depart alone, making him promise, however, that he would wait for him at the small inn called the Tod’s Hole, situated, as our readers may be pleased to recollect, half-way betwixt Ravenswood Castle and Wolf’s Crag, and about five Scottish miles distant from each.

Yet

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From this reading Such was our fallen father’s fate, Yet better than mine own; He shared his exile with his mate, I’m banish’d forth alone.

Chapter 24 of The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Author
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Former
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Occasion
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Declined
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