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I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the door-post--by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the wood: “Block
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I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the door-post--by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the wood: “Block house, ahoy!”
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading door-post--by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the
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From this reading sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the
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From this reading door-post--by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the
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From this reading sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the
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From this reading door-post--by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the
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From this reading sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the
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From this reading “Block house, ahoy!”
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading door-post--by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the
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From this reading door-post--by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the
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From this reading sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the
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From this reading door-post--by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the
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From this reading door-post--by a clear, hearty voice hailing us from the margin of the
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the
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From this reading sentinel shake himself together from where he had fallen against the
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From this reading wood:
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What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 30: On Parole?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "I was wakened--indeed, we were all wakened, for I could see even the...", what tone does the author establish?
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