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Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Wieland is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Charles Brockden Brown • Curated US English Learning Edition

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My way lay through the city.

I had scarcely entered it when I was seized with a general sensation of sickness.

Every object grew dim and swam before my sight.

It was with difficulty I prevented myself from sinking to the bottom of the carriage.

I ordered myself to be carried to Mrs. Baynton's, in hope that an interval of repose would invigorate and refresh me.

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Chapter XII Reading 1/30

Wieland

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Wieland is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

My way lay through the city.

Line 2

I had scarcely entered it when I was seized with a general sensation of sickness.

Line 3

Every object grew dim and swam before my sight.

Line 4

It was with difficulty I prevented myself from sinking to the bottom of the carriage.

Line 5

I ordered myself to be carried to Mrs. Baynton's, in hope that an interval of repose would invigorate and refresh me.

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a

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an

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and

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Baynton's

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be

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before

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bottom

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carriage

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carried

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city

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difficulty

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dim

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entered

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Every

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from

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general

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grew

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had

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hope

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I

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in

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interval

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invigorate

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it

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lay

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me

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Mrs

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My

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myself

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object

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of

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ordered

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prevented

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refresh

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repose

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scarcely

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seized

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sensation

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sickness

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sight

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sinking

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swam

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that

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the

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through

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to

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was

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way

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when

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with

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would

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From this reading I ordered myself to be carried to Mrs. Baynton's, in hope that an interval of repose would invigorate and refresh me.

Chapter 12 of Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 12 of Wieland contain?

Chapter 12 holds 154 sentences of Wieland, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Wieland

Words and structures a reader meets early in Wieland, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Little: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wieland; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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