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The Damnation of Theron Ware
The Damnation of Theron Ware

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Damnation of Theron Ware is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Harold Frederic • Curated US English Learning Edition
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For some weeks the Rev. Theron Ware saw nothing of either the priest or the doctor, or the interesting Miss Madden.
There were, indeed, more urgent matters to think about.
June had come; and every succeeding day brought closer to hand the ordeal of his first Quarterly Conference in Octavius.
The waters grew distinctly rougher as his pastoral bark neared this difficult passage.
He would have approached the great event with an easier mind if he could have made out just how he stood with his congregation.
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The Damnation of Theron Ware

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Damnation of Theron Ware is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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For some weeks the Rev. Theron Ware saw nothing of either the priest or the doctor, or the interesting Miss Madden.
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There were, indeed, more urgent matters to think about.
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June had come; and every succeeding day brought closer to hand the ordeal of his first Quarterly Conference in Octavius.
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The waters grew distinctly rougher as his pastoral bark neared this difficult passage.
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He would have approached the great event with an easier mind if he could have made out just how he stood with his congregation.

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “He would have approached the great event with an easier mind if he could have made out just how he stood with his congregation.”

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Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “He would have approached the great event with an easier mind if he could have made out just how he stood with his congregation.”

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Conference

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congregation

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difficult

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doctor

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easier

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either

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event

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every

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first

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For

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great

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grew

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had

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hand

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have

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He

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his

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how

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if

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in

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indeed

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interesting

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June

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just

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Madden

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made

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matters

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mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

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Miss

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more

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neared

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nothing

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Octavius

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of

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or

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ordeal

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out

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passage

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pastoral

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priest

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Quarterly

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Rev

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rougher

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saw

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some

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stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

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succeeding

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the

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There

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Theron

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think

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this

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to

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urgent

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Ware

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waters

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weeks

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were

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with

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would

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Chapter 11 of The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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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Chapter 11 holds 158 sentences of The Damnation of Theron Ware, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

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