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The Damnation of Theron Ware
The Damnation of Theron Ware

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of The Damnation of Theron Ware is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.
The snow went off as by magic.
The trees budded and leaved before their time.
The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.
Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Damnation of Theron Ware

Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

Chapter 32 of The Damnation of Theron Ware is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.
Line 2
The snow went off as by magic.
Line 3
The trees budded and leaved before their time.
Line 4
The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.
Line 5
Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

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Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.”

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a

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

across

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

again

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

against

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

Alice

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

an

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

and

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From this reading The trees budded and leaved before their time.

as

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From this reading The snow went off as by magic.

back-yards

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

before

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From this reading The trees budded and leaved before their time.

birds

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

black

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

blue

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

boughs

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

budded

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From this reading The trees budded and leaved before their time.

by

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From this reading The snow went off as by magic.

came

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

chorus

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

clad

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

country

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From this reading Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.

early

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From this reading Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.

elms

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

fell

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From this reading Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.

fences

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

fresh

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

gravely

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

in

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

intervening

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

kitchen-stoop

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

leaved

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From this reading The trees budded and leaved before their time.

looked

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

magic

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From this reading The snow went off as by magic.

new

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

of

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From this reading Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.

off

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From this reading The snow went off as by magic.

pleasant

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From this reading Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.

pure

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

seemed

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

set

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

silhouetted

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

sky

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

slopes

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From this reading Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.

snow

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From this reading The snow went off as by magic.

southern

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From this reading Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.

space

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

Spring

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From this reading Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.

still

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

Susquehanna

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From this reading Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.

tall

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

the

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From this reading Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.

their

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From this reading The trees budded and leaved before their time.

thing

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

time

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From this reading The trees budded and leaved before their time.

to

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

trees

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From this reading The trees budded and leaved before their time.

up

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

upon

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From this reading Spring fell early upon the pleasant southern slopes of the Susquehanna country.

verdure

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

went

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From this reading The snow went off as by magic.

were

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

where

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From this reading Alice, clad gravely in black, stood again upon a kitchen-stoop, and looked across an intervening space of back-yards and fences to where the tall boughs, fresh in their new verdure, were silhouetted against the pure blue sky.

while

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

winter

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

yesterday

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From this reading The birds came and set up their chorus in the elms, while winter seemed still a thing of yesterday.

Chapter 32 of The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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.

What does chapter 32 of The Damnation of Theron Ware contain?

Chapter 32 holds 127 sentences of The Damnation of Theron Ware, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 32 of The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 127 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in The Damnation of Theron Ware

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Damnation of Theron Ware, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Throng
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Building
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During
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Eight
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