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Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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When Dr. Ledsmar finally spoke, it was in a kindlier tone than the young minister had looked for.

“I had half a notion of going to hear you preach the other evening,” he said; “but at the last minute I backed out.

I daresay I shall pluck up the courage, sooner or later, and really go.

It must be fully twenty years since I last heard a sermon, and I had supposed that that would suffice for the rest of my life.

But they tell me that you are worth while; and, for some reason or other, I find myself curious on the subject.”

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Chapter VIII

Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Damnation of Theron Ware is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

When Dr. Ledsmar finally spoke, it was in a kindlier tone than the young minister had looked for. “I had half a notion of going to hear you preach the other evening,” he said; “but at the last minute I backed out. I daresay I shall pluck up the courage, sooner or later, and really go. It must be fully twenty years since I last heard a sermon, and I had supposed that that would suffice for the rest of my life. But they tell me that you are worth while; and, for some reason or other, I find myself curious on the subject.”

The Damnation of Theron Ware

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Damnation of Theron Ware is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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When Dr. Ledsmar finally spoke, it was in a kindlier tone than the young minister had looked for.

Line 2

“I had half a notion of going to hear you preach the other evening,” he said; “but at the last minute I backed out.

Line 3

I daresay I shall pluck up the courage, sooner or later, and really go.

Line 4

It must be fully twenty years since I last heard a sermon, and I had supposed that that would suffice for the rest of my life.

Line 5

But they tell me that you are worth while; and, for some reason or other, I find myself curious on the subject.”

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are

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at

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backed

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be

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but

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courage

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curious

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daresay

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Dr

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evening

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finally

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for

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fully

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go

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going

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had

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half

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he

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hear

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heard

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I

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in

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it

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kindlier

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last

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later

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Ledsmar

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life

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looked

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me

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minister

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minute

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must

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my

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myself

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notion

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of

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on

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or

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From this reading I daresay I shall pluck up the courage, sooner or later, and really go.

other

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out

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pluck

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preach

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really

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reason

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rest

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said

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sermon

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shall

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since

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From this reading It must be fully twenty years since I last heard a sermon, and I had supposed that that would suffice for the rest of my life.

some

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From this reading But they tell me that you are worth while; and, for some reason or other, I find myself curious on the subject.”

sooner

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spoke

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subject

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suffice

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supposed

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tell

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than

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that

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the

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they

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From this reading But they tell me that you are worth while; and, for some reason or other, I find myself curious on the subject.”

to

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tone

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twenty

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up

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was

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When

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while

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worth

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would

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years

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you

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young

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Chapter 8 of The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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