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The Market-Place

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Market-Place is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 25 of The Market-Place by Harold Frederic holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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 25 of The Market-Place contain?

Chapter 25 holds 256 sentences of The Market-Place, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 25 of The Market-Place by Harold Frederic exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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 Market-Place

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Market-Place, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Battle
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Victor
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Remained
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Field--sitting
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I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.
He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.
Two days later he recurred to the subject.
They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.
He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.
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The Market-Place

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Market-Place is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.
Line 2
He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.
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Two days later he recurred to the subject.
Line 4
They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.
Line 5
He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

Learner Dictionary

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Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.”

All words in this reading · 93

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a

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

affable

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

after

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

again

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

albeit

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

all

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

an

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

and

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

announcing

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

ask

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

at

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

been

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

before

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

beside

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

bid

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

broad

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

browns

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

but

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

concession

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

cutting

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

day

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

days

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From this reading Two days later he recurred to the subject.

desultory

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

DIDN'T

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

easy-chair

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

fashion

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

father

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

for

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

glanced

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

had

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

He

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

here

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

him

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

his

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

I

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

in

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

into

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

landscape

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

later

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From this reading Two days later he recurred to the subject.

looked

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

lounging

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

manner

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

mellowing

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

mild

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

most

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

next

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

nod

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

now

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

October

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

of

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

on

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

one

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

pages

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

part

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

random

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

read

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

received

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

recurred

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From this reading Two days later he recurred to the subject.

remark

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

said

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

scant

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

she

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

silent

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

sister

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

soft

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

some

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

spirit

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

straight

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

subject

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From this reading Two days later he recurred to the subject.

sun

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

table

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

terrace

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

that

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

the

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

them

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

there

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

They

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

things

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

Thorpe

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

through

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

to

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

Two

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From this reading Two days later he recurred to the subject.

under

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

upon

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

vague

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

was

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

were

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

where

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From this reading They were again upon the terrace, where he had been lounging in an easy-chair most of the day, with the books his sister had bid him read on a table beside him.

wife

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.

with

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From this reading He had the manner of one announcing a concession, albeit in an affable spirit, and she received the remark with a scant, silent nod.

yellows

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From this reading He had glanced through some of them in a desultory fashion, cutting pages at random here and there, but for the most part he had looked straight before him at the broad landscape, mellowing now into soft browns and yellows under the mild, vague October sun.

your

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From this reading “I DIDN'T ask your father, after all,” was one of the things that Thorpe said to his wife next day.