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This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of This Side of Paradise is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 8 of This Side of Paradise by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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 8 of This Side of Paradise contain?

Chapter 8 holds 271 sentences of This Side of Paradise, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of This Side of Paradise by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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.

How do I study chapter 8 of This Side of Paradise?

Work through the 55 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 55 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 8 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading This Side of Paradise

Common questions about reading This Side of Paradise by F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of This Side of Paradise?

Yes. All 5892 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #805 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of This Side of Paradise is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #805, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does This Side of Paradise take to read?

About 491 minutes of reading across 1179 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read This Side of Paradise section by section

How to work through This Side of Paradise section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Vocabulary met early in This Side of Paradise

Words and structures a reader meets early in This Side of Paradise, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Amory
A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Side of Paradise; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Blaine
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Inherited
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Mother
A word that appears in the opening chapter of This Side of Paradise; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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Atlantic City.
Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.
The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.
It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.
“Well—Amory Blaine!”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

This Side of Paradise

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of This Side of Paradise is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Atlantic City.
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Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.
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The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.
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It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.
Line 5
“Well—Amory Blaine!”

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Memories noun US /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading “The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.”

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All words in this reading · 62

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

Amory

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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at

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Atlantic

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From this reading Atlantic City.

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Blaine

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From this reading “Well—Amory Blaine!”

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board

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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breeze

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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British

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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bulwarks

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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by

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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changing

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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City

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From this reading Atlantic City.

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civilization

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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dark

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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day's

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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deeper

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From this reading The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.

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dreadnoughts

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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end

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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everlasting

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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faithless

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From this reading The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.

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flags

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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fog

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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galleys

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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gray

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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had

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From this reading The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.

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half-mournful

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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he

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From this reading The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.

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into

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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It

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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its

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From this reading The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.

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July

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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land

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From this reading The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.

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lulled

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/

Recollections of past events.

From this reading The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.

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Norse

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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North

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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odor

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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of

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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one

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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paced

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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ploughing

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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raven-figured

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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salt

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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sea

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From this reading The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.

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seemed

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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smelling

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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steaming

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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still

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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surge

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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than

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From this reading The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.

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the

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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thought

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From this reading The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.

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through

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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to

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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treasured

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From this reading The sea, he thought, had treasured its memories deeper than the faithless land.

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under

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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up

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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walk

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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water

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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waves

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From this reading Amory paced the board walk at day’s end, lulled by the everlasting surge of changing waves, smelling the half-mournful odor of the salt breeze.

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Well

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From this reading “Well—Amory Blaine!”

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whisper

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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world

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From this reading It seemed still to whisper of Norse galleys ploughing the water world under raven-figured flags, of the British dreadnoughts, gray bulwarks of civilization steaming up through the fog of one dark July into the North Sea.

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