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Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of Wieland is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Charles Brockden Brown • Curated US English Learning Edition

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[Written three years after the foregoing, and dated at Montpellier.]

I imagined that I had forever laid aside the pen; and that I should take up my abode in this part of the world, was of all events the least probable.

My destiny I believed to be accomplished, and I looked forward to a speedy termination of my life with the fullest confidence.

Surely I had reason to be weary of existence, to be impatient of every tie which held me from the grave.

I experienced this impatience in its fullest extent.

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Chapter XXVII Reading 1/35

Wieland

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of Wieland is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

[Written three years after the foregoing, and dated at Montpellier.]

Line 2

I imagined that I had forever laid aside the pen; and that I should take up my abode in this part of the world, was of all events the least probable.

Line 3

My destiny I believed to be accomplished, and I looked forward to a speedy termination of my life with the fullest confidence.

Line 4

Surely I had reason to be weary of existence, to be impatient of every tie which held me from the grave.

Line 5

I experienced this impatience in its fullest extent.

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a

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abode

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From this reading I imagined that I had forever laid aside the pen; and that I should take up my abode in this part of the world, was of all events the least probable.

accomplished

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after

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all

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and

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From this reading [Written three years after the foregoing, and dated at Montpellier.]

aside

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at

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From this reading [Written three years after the foregoing, and dated at Montpellier.]

be

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From this reading My destiny I believed to be accomplished, and I looked forward to a speedy termination of my life with the fullest confidence.

believed

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From this reading My destiny I believed to be accomplished, and I looked forward to a speedy termination of my life with the fullest confidence.

confidence

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From this reading My destiny I believed to be accomplished, and I looked forward to a speedy termination of my life with the fullest confidence.

dated

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destiny

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events

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every

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existence

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experienced

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extent

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foregoing

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forever

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forward

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from

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fullest

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grave

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had

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held

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I

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imagined

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impatience

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impatient

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in

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its

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From this reading I experienced this impatience in its fullest extent.

laid

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From this reading I imagined that I had forever laid aside the pen; and that I should take up my abode in this part of the world, was of all events the least probable.

least

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life

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From this reading My destiny I believed to be accomplished, and I looked forward to a speedy termination of my life with the fullest confidence.

looked

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me

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Montpellier

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my

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of

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part

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From this reading I imagined that I had forever laid aside the pen; and that I should take up my abode in this part of the world, was of all events the least probable.

pen

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probable

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reason

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should

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speedy

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From this reading My destiny I believed to be accomplished, and I looked forward to a speedy termination of my life with the fullest confidence.

Surely

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From this reading Surely I had reason to be weary of existence, to be impatient of every tie which held me from the grave.

take

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From this reading I imagined that I had forever laid aside the pen; and that I should take up my abode in this part of the world, was of all events the least probable.

termination

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From this reading My destiny I believed to be accomplished, and I looked forward to a speedy termination of my life with the fullest confidence.

that

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From this reading I imagined that I had forever laid aside the pen; and that I should take up my abode in this part of the world, was of all events the least probable.

the

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this

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From this reading I imagined that I had forever laid aside the pen; and that I should take up my abode in this part of the world, was of all events the least probable.

three

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From this reading [Written three years after the foregoing, and dated at Montpellier.]

tie

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to

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From this reading My destiny I believed to be accomplished, and I looked forward to a speedy termination of my life with the fullest confidence.

up

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From this reading I imagined that I had forever laid aside the pen; and that I should take up my abode in this part of the world, was of all events the least probable.

was

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weary

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which

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with

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From this reading My destiny I believed to be accomplished, and I looked forward to a speedy termination of my life with the fullest confidence.

world

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From this reading I imagined that I had forever laid aside the pen; and that I should take up my abode in this part of the world, was of all events the least probable.

Written

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From this reading [Written three years after the foregoing, and dated at Montpellier.]

years

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From this reading [Written three years after the foregoing, and dated at Montpellier.]

Chapter 27 of Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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.

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Chapter 27 holds 177 sentences of Wieland, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

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