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The Damnation of Theron Ware
The Damnation of Theron Ware

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of The Damnation of Theron Ware is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.
A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”
After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.
It was morning, then.
Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.
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The Damnation of Theron Ware

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of The Damnation of Theron Ware is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.
Line 2
A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”
Line 3
After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.
Line 4
It was morning, then.
Line 5
Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.

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a

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

afraid

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

After

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

and

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

ashen

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

at

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

been

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

beginnings

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

brusquely

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

car-roof

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

clear

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From this reading Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.

clouded

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From this reading Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.

come

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

confusion

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

damp

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

day

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

daylight

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

dull

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

effacing

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

feeble

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

first

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

for

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

from

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

had

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

half

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

he

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

him

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

his

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From this reading Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.

I

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

I'm

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

in

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

It

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From this reading It was morning, then.

just

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

knee

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

lamps

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

looked

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From this reading Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.

made

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

man

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

moment

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

morning

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From this reading It was morning, then.

must

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

new

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

newspaper

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

night

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

of

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

on

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

opened

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

other

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

out

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From this reading Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.

press

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

rubbed

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From this reading Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.

said

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

sat

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

seat

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

sir

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

sleep-burdened

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

somewhere

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

space

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From this reading Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.

standstill

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

start

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

still

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

stopped

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

stretched

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

tapping

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

The

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

then

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From this reading It was morning, then.

Theron

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

through

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

thumb

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From this reading Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.

took

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

toward

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

train

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

trouble

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

up

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From this reading After a moment of sleep-burdened confusion, he sat up, and the man took the other half of the seat and opened a newspaper, still damp from the press.

upon

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

was

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

when

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From this reading The train was at a standstill somewhere, and the dull, ashen beginnings of daylight had made a first feeble start toward effacing the lamps in the car-roof, when the new day opened for Theron.

which

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

who

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

window

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From this reading Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.

with

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From this reading Theron rubbed a clear space upon the clouded window with his thumb, and looked out.

you

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From this reading A man who had just come in stopped at the seat upon which he had been stretched through the night, and, tapping him brusquely on the knee, said, “I'm afraid I must trouble you, sir.”

Chapter 29 of The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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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