Italiano
Vocabolario e frasi
riposare = verbo trans. posare di nuovo, un'altra volta <
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Avrebbe desiderato riposar l'animo da tante commozioni , lasciar , per dir così , chiarire i suoi pensieri , render conto a se stessa di ciò che aveva fatto , di ciò che le rimaneva da fare , sapere ciò che volesse , rallentare un momento quella macchina che , appena avviata , andava così precipitosamente ; ma non ci fu verso .(Manzoni-I Promessi sposi)<>
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Fatto ch'ebbe pochi passi al largo , in mezzo all'agitazione di tanti sentimenti , di tante immagini , recenti e confuse , sentì un gran bisogno di mangiare e di riposarsi ; e cominciò a guardare in su , da una parte e dall'altra , cercando un'insegna d'osteria ; giacché , per andare al convento de' cappuccini , era troppo tardi .(Manzoni-I Promessi sposi)<>
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- No , - disse con voce risoluta , quasi per esprimere a se stesso il comando di quella voce segreta , - no: va' a riposarti ; e domattina . . .farai quello che ti dirò !<>
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Altro oggetto non aveva su cui riposar con fiducia lo sguardo , che il lettighiero , il quale , essendo al servizio del cardinale , doveva essere certamente un uomo dabbene , e insieme non aveva aria d'imbelle .(Manzoni-I Promessi sposi)<>
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Lucia è bene appoggiata ; di me non ce n'è più bisogno ; e dopo tant'incomodi , posso pretendere anch'io d'andarmi a riposare .(Manzoni-I Promessi sposi)<>
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L'ordine , la specie di governo stabilito là dentro da lui in tant'anni , con tante cure , con un tanto singolare accoppiamento d'audacia e di perseveranza , ora l'aveva lui medesimo messo in forse , con poche parole ; la dipendenza illimitata di que' suoi , quel loro esser disposti a tutto , quella fedeltà da masnadieri , sulla quale era avvezzo da tanto tempo a riposare , l'aveva ora smossa lui medesimo ; i suoi mezzi , gli aveva fatti diventare un monte d'imbrogli , s'era messa la confusione e l'incertezza in casa ; eppure aveva sonno .(Manzoni-I Promessi sposi)<>
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- E anche a riposare un pochino: ché di questa gerla io comincio ad averne abbastanza ; e poi per mangiare un boccone , - disse Perpetua .(Manzoni-I Promessi sposi)<>
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Il viandante che fosse incontrato da de' contadini , fuor della strada maestra , o che in quella si dondolasse a guardar in qua e in là , o si buttasse giù per riposarsi ; lo sconosciuto a cui si trovasse qualcosa di strano , di sospetto nel volto , nel vestito , erano untori: al primo avviso di chi si fosse , al grido d'un ragazzo , si sonava a martello , s'accorreva ; gl'infelici eran tempestati di pietre , o , presi , venivan menati , a furia di popolo , in prigione .(Manzoni-I Promessi sposi)<>
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Come aveva fatto il giorno avanti , si fermò a suo tempo , in un boschetto a mangiare un boccone , e a riposarsi .(Manzoni-I Promessi sposi)<>
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Ma dove rivolgerlo , dove riposarlo , che sopra altre piaghe ?<>
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A tavola, non poté mangiare; dopo tavola, non poté riposare come soleva d'estate, ogni giorno, buttato sul letto.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Ebbene, quel giorno, venendo alla solita ora per vivere un'ora con quel suo filo d'erba, quand'era già a pochi passi dalla chiesetta, aveva scorto dietro a questa, seduta su uno di quei due macigni, la signorina Olga Fanelli, che forse stava là a riposarsi un po', prima di riprendere il cammino.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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A destra, a sinistra, qua e là su i mucchi di brecciame, stavan seduti a riposarsi alcuni mendicanti, storpii o ciechi, che dalla borgata marina salivano alla città sul colle, o da questa scendevano a quella per un soldo o un tozzo di pane promessi per quel tal giorno.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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L'arcana solennità che acquistano i pensieri produce quasi sempre, specie a certuni che hanno in sé una certezza su la quale non possono riposare, la certezza di non poter nulla sapere e nulla credere non sapendo, qualche seria costipazione.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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Poi il Mauri disse: - Se Lei volesse stendersi qua, a riposare un poco...(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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- Non vorresti sedere là su quel sedile? Un tantino, per riposarti.(Pirandello - Novelle per un anno)<>
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E a lui , al povero servo , non rimane che ritirarsi per il resto della vita nel poderetto , spiegar la sua stuoia e riposarsi con Dio , mentre nel silenzio della notte le canne sussurrano la preghiera della terra che s'addormenta .( Grazia Deledda - Canne al vento)
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Tu dovresti prenderti qualche cosa , o riposarti qualche giorno , — disse Noemi .( Grazia Deledda - Canne al vento)
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Camminavano , camminavano , non sapevano dove , non sapevano perché ; i luoghi di spasso ove andavano erano per loro indifferenti , non piú lieti né tristi delle solitudini ove facevano tappa per riposarsi o per mangiare .( Grazia Deledda - Canne al vento)
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— Tu credi d'essere tornato e di riposarti .( Grazia Deledda - Canne al vento)
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alle loro baracche , a riposarsi .( Grazia Deledda - Canne al vento)
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Vedete i monti salire arditi, e respirare nel puro del cielo; e le cime rincorrersi, e riposarsi, e rincorrersi nuovamente".. (Tommaseo - Fede e bellezza)
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"Vi rammentate voi, lo scorso autunno a Parigi del giorno che guardavam lieti alle isolette vagamente alberate e cespugliose del ponte a Neuilly, che, tutte vestite, bagnano nell’acqua i lembi del verde lor manto; e quando, svoltando per la via che accompagna il fiume, montavam per la costa vignata di Suresne, verso la chiesetta ch’è in cima, e vedevam la salita ad ora ad ora mollemente riposarsi in pianure ondeggianti od in seni; e i poggi a destra fender l’azzurro con le allegre lor cime: quando entrammo in un capanno biancheggiante di gesso cavato; e guardando al sole che mandava gli ultimi raggi alla già languente verzura, tale, diss’io, è l’ultimo amore? "Addio, buona mia. (Tommaseo - Fede e bellezza)
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Alle cinque pregò Matilde, che da più notti vegliava, andasse a riposarsi una mezz’ora lì accanto: ripregò di lì a poco, rassicurandola: e Matilde per tema di non la inquietare, ci andò: ma nell’andare supplicò la chiamassero a ogni occorrenza; e diceva con gli occhi: "non m’ingannate per pietà ". (Tommaseo - Fede e bellezza)
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Oramai gli sarebbe stato impossibile di riposare. (Fogazzaro - Piccolo mondo antico)
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Adesso, udite suonar le otto, si avvicinò a sua moglie, la pregò dolcemente di andar a riposare un poco, ma Luisa gli rispose subito in modo da levargli il coraggio d'insistere. (Fogazzaro - Piccolo mondo antico)
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Dopo averle fatte e rifatte più volte, sbagliando, Franco riuscì finalmente sul sentiero del confine e si fermò a riposare. (Fogazzaro - Piccolo mondo antico)
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I suoi grandi, compunti occhi neri si ravvivarono quando il signor Giacomo pronunciò un gran soffio finale, e i colleghi, lasciate le carte, si abbandonarono sulle spalliere delle rispettive seggiole a riposare alquanto, a ruminar il piacere del giuoco. (Fogazzaro - Piccolo mondo antico)
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L'albero le toglieva la vista del chiaro levante; ella era contenta di esser finalmente sola, di riposar i suoi sguardi e i suoi pensieri nel grigio delle montagne lontane e delle acque immense. (Fogazzaro - Piccolo mondo antico)
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* Sagace e avventuroso, mio padre non ebbe mai pe’ suoi commerci stabile sede: sempre in giro con quel suo trabaccolo, dove trovava meglio e più opportunamente comprava e subito rivendeva mercanzie d’ogni genere; e perché non fosse tentato a imprese troppo grandi e rischiose, investiva a mano a mano i guadagni in terre e case, qui, nel proprio paesello, dove presto forse contava di riposarsi negli agi faticosamente acquistati, contento e in pace tra la moglie e i figliuoli. ( Pirandello - Il fu Mattia Pascal )<>
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* Una di esse, non avendo potuto metter nulla da parte, perché aveva dovuto mantenere una figlia rimasta vedova con tre bambini, s’era subito allogata altrove a servire; ma l’altra, Margherita, sola al mondo, più fortunata, poteva ora riposar la sua vecchiaia, col gruzzoletto raccolto in tanti anni di servizio in casa nostra. ( Pirandello - Il fu Mattia Pascal )<>
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* Eppoi la mente ha bisogno di riposarsi e di rifarsi dopo tanti anni di fioriture e di falciature . (G .Papini - Un uomo finito)<>
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* Tutte le voci tacevano ; tutti i problemi erano sciolti e i morti potevano finalmente riposare perchè nessuno viveva accanto a loro ; nessuno li ricordava , li piangeva , li rimpiangeva . (G .Papini - Un uomo finito)<>
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* Quelli che credettero nel paradiso saranno beati e quelli che credettero soltanto alla morte torneranno cenere e polvere ! E ancora una volta gli uomini riposarono — per sempre . (G .Papini - Un uomo finito)<>
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* Mi sveglio colla testa pesa e la bocca pastosa ; esco fuori per non far nulla ; ritorno a casa per riposarmi ; mangio voracemente come un ragazzo che si masturbi tutte le notti ; sorseggio una gran tazza di caffè ; fumo cinque o dieci sigarette ; mi sdraio in una poltrona e stendo le gambe su di un'altra ; leggo un giornale da cima a fondo come un pensionato acciaccoso ; torno fuori per incontrare qualche scettico conoscente col quale faccio un po' di scherma d'ironia stupida e amara ; entro in un caffè , ingoio una tazza di cioccolata farinosa , mangio con disgusto tre o quattro pasticcini spalmati o rigonfi di sporche conserve di frutta ; sfoglio un fascio di giornali spiegazzati e cenciosi , e quasi quasi sorrido sbirciando le caricature scioccamente colorite ; torno in istrada sotto la gran luce teatrale delle palle elettriche ; inseguo una prostituta imbiancata e incar miniata — 211 — come se fosse il mio primo amore ; entro in una libreria per comprare con pochi soldi dei libri non tagliati che non leggerò mai ; mi fermo dinanzi alle botteghe dei pizzicagnoli e contemplo i formaggi untuosi e le scatole di sardine con appetito ; vado in una casa dove mi danno il the e ne bevo quattro tazze sperando che mi venga un po' di talento ; o salgo in un bordello se ne ho voglia e anche se non ne ho voglia — cosi , per uccidere i minuti e le ore , per non ricordarmi di quello che dovrei fare e non fo , per abbrutirmi , per avvilirmi , per ninnare il rimorso , per smorzar la coscienza . . . (G .Papini - Un uomo finito)<>
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M’indussero a coricarmi perché avrei dovuto passare la notte con l’infermiere ad assistere l’ammalato presso il quale bastava fossimo in due; uno poteva riposare sul sofà .(I.Svevo - La coscienza di zeno)<>
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canga = antico strumento di tortura orientale consistente in una larga tavola quadrata che, fissata al collo del condannato, gli impediva di nutrirsi o di riposare. <>
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cubare = verbo intr. , cubarsi v. rifl. giacere, riposare <>
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panna = la parte più grassa del latte , che si condensa in superficie quando viene lasciato riposare<>
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quiescere v . intr . riposare , trovar pace . <>
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riposante = participio presente di riposare , che dà riposo <>
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riposata = il riposarsi <>
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riposato = participio passato di riposare , ristorato dal riposo <>
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riposo = il riposare, il riposarsi <>
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ristoppiare = verbo trans. seminare un cereale senza lasciare riposare il terreno che ha ancora le stoppie dell'anno precedente. <>
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schiaritoio = locale nel quale si lascia l'olio a riposare perché divenga chiaro e trasparente . <>
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tranquillare = verbo transitivo , rendere calmo , far stare tranquillo - tranquillizzare , tranquillare gli animi agitati : verbo intransitivo , (aus . essere) , tranquillarsi : verbo rifl . riposare , stare tranquillo - essere in pace , mettersi quieto , mettersi l'animo in pace . <>
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villeggiare = verbo intransitivo trascorrere , spec. d'estate , un periodo di tempo in campagna , al mare o in montagna , per riposarsi e ricrearsi <>
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Inglese
Vocabolario e frasi
(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) The rest of the evening was spent in conjecturing how soon he wouldreturn Mr. Bennet's visit, and determining when they should ask him todinner.<>
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Hurst and once with Miss Bingley, declined beingintroduced to any other lady, and spent the rest of the evening inwalking about the room, speaking occasionally to one of his own party.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) "MY DEAR FRIEND,--"If you are not so compassionate as to dine to-day with Louisa and me,we shall be in danger of hating each other for the rest of our lives,for a whole day's tete-a-tete between two women can never end without aquarrel.<>
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She has thereputation of being remarkably sensible and clever; but I rather believeshe derives part of her abilities from her rank and fortune, part fromher authoritative manner, and the rest from the pride for hernephew, who chooses that everyone connected with him should have anunderstanding of the first class.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) Elizabeth allowed that he had given a very rational account of it, andthey continued talking together, with mutual satisfaction till supperput an end to cards, and gave the rest of the ladies their share of Mr.Wickham's attentions.<>
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Tothe rest of the family they paid little attention; avoiding Mrs.<>
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Mr.Bingley's defense of his friend was a very able one, I dare say; butsince he is unacquainted with several parts of the story, and has learntthe rest from that friend himself, I shall venture to still think ofboth gentlemen as I did before.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) The rest of the evening brought her little amusement.<>
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He scarcely ever spoketo her, and the assiduous attentions which he had been so sensible ofhimself were transferred for the rest of the day to Miss Lucas, whosecivility in listening to him was a seasonable relief to them all, andespecially to her friend.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) Elizabeth quietly answered "Undoubtedly;" and after an awkward pause,they returned to the rest of the family.<>
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Twoinferences, however, were plainly deduced from the whole: one, thatElizabeth was the real cause of the mischief; and the other that sheherself had been barbarously misused by them all; and on these twopoints she principally dwelt during the rest of the day.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) In this perturbed state of mind, with thoughts that could rest onnothing, she walked on; but it would not do; in half a minute the letterwas unfolded again, and collecting herself as well as she could, sheagain began the mortifying perusal of all that related to Wickham, andcommanded herself so far as to examine the meaning of every sentence.<>
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It soothed,but it could not console her for the contempt which had thus beenself-attracted by the rest of her family; and as she consideredthat Jane's disappointment had in fact been the work of her nearestrelations, and reflected how materially the credit of both must be hurtby such impropriety of conduct, she felt depressed beyond anything shehad ever known before.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) In the afternoon Lydia was urgent with the rest of the girls to walkto Meryton, and to see how everybody went on; but Elizabeth steadilyopposed the scheme.<>
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On the contrary, every particularrelative to his sister was meant to be kept as much as possible tomyself; and if I endeavour to undeceive people as to the rest of hisconduct, who will believe me? The general prejudice against Mr. Darcyis so violent, that it would be the death of half the good people inMeryton to attempt to place him in an amiable light.<>
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The rest of the evening passed with the appearance, on hisside, of usual cheerfulness, but with no further attempt to distinguishElizabeth; and they parted at last with mutual civility, and possibly amutual desire of never meeting again.<>
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" He acknowledged the truth of it all, and said thatbusiness with his steward had occasioned his coming forward a few hoursbefore the rest of the party with whom he had been travelling.<>
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Had Elizabeth been at leisureto be idle, she would have remained certain that all employment wasimpossible to one so wretched as herself; but she had her share ofbusiness as well as her aunt, and amongst the rest there were notes tobe written to all their friends at Lambton, with false excuses for theirsudden departure.<>
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Tell him what a dreadful state I am in, that I am frighted out of mywits--and have such tremblings, such flutterings, all over me--suchspasms in my side and pains in my head, and such beatings at heart, thatI can get no rest by night nor by day.<>
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Kitty then owned, with a very naturaltriumph on knowing more than the rest of us, that in Lydia's last lettershe had prepared her for such a step.<>
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Elizabeth lookedexpressively at Lydia; but she, who never heard nor saw anything ofwhich she chose to be insensible, gaily continued, "Oh! mamma, do thepeople hereabouts know I am married to-day? I was afraid they might not;and we overtook William Goulding in his curricle, so I was determined heshould know it, and so I let down the side-glass next to him, and tookoff my glove, and let my hand just rest upon the window frame, so thathe might see the ring, and then I bowed and smiled like anything.<>
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But in spite of all this fine talking,my dear Lizzy, you may rest perfectly assured that your uncle wouldnever have yielded, if we had not given him credit for anotherinterest in the affair.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) When the tea-things were removed, and the card-tables placed, the ladiesall rose, and Elizabeth was then hoping to be soon joined by him,when all her views were overthrown by seeing him fall a victim to hermother's rapacity for whist players, and in a few moments after seatedwith the rest of the party.<>
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Her motherimpatiently met her at the door of the dressing-room, to ask why LadyCatherine would not come in again and rest herself.<>
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(Jane Austen - Pride and prejudice ) The surprise of the rest of the family, on hearing who their visitor hadbeen, was very great; but they obligingly satisfied it, with the samekind of supposition which had appeased Mrs.<>
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That is his notion of Christianforgiveness! The rest of his letter is only about his dear Charlotte'ssituation, and his expectation of a young olive-branch.<>
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Lydia's thoughtlessness first betrayed tome that you had been concerned in the matter; and, of course, I couldnot rest till I knew the particulars.<>
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Unfortunately an only son (for many years an only child), I was spoiltby my parents, who, though good themselves (my father, particularly, allthat was benevolent and amiable), allowed, encouraged, almost taughtme to be selfish and overbearing; to care for none beyond my own familycircle; to think meanly of all the rest of the world; to wish at leastto think meanly of their sense and worth compared with my own.<>
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I wish I could say, for the sake of her family, that theaccomplishment of her earnest desire in the establishment of so manyof her children produced so happy an effect as to make her a sensible,amiable, well-informed woman for the rest of her life; though perhaps itwas lucky for her husband, who might not have relished domestic felicityin so unusual a form, that she still was occasionally nervous andinvariably silly.<>
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The round game comprised the rest of the company.<>
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We fancy, too, that we can discern at thevery end of the notes, some indistinct reference to 'broiled bones'; andthen the words 'cold' 'without' occur: but as any hypothesis we couldfound upon them must necessarily rest upon mere conjecture, we are notdisposed to indulge in any of the speculations to which they may giverise.<>
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Mr. Tupman and the rest of the gentlemen left the garden by the sidegate just as he obtained a view of it; and the young ladies, he knew,had walked out alone, soon after breakfast.<>
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The spirit which burns within us, is a porter'sknot, on which to rest the heavy load of worldly cares and troubles; andwhen that spirit fails us, the burden is too heavy to be borne.<>
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And if I might adwise, Sir,' added Mr. Weller, 'I'd just have a goodnight's rest arterwards, and not begin inquiring arter this here deep'un till the mornin'.<>
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Mr. Weller, by his master's permission, retiredto spend the evening in his own way; and was shortly afterwards elected,by the unanimous voice of the assembled company, into the taproomchair, in which honourable post he acquitted himself so much to thesatisfaction of the gentlemen-frequenters, that their roars of laughterand approbation penetrated to Mr. Pickwick's bedroom, and shortened theterm of his natural rest by at least three hours.<>
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They had seen him pineaway, from day to day; and though his brief existence had been a joylessone, and he was now removed to that peace and rest which, child as hewas, he had never known in this world, they were his parents, and hisloss sank deep into their souls.<>
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"Let themlay me by my poor boy now, but promise me, that if ever you leave thisdreadful place, and should grow rich, you will have us removed tosome quiet country churchyard, a long, long way off--very far fromhere--where we can rest in peace.<>
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He worevery short trousers, and black cotton stockings, which, like the rest ofhis apparel, were particularly rusty.<>
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His young brothers and sisters crowdedround his little bed, and seized his tiny hand, so cold and heavy; butthey shrank back from its touch, and looked with awe on his infant face;for calm and tranquil as it was, and sleeping in rest and peace as thebeautiful child seemed to be, they saw that he was dead, and they knewthat he was an angel looking down upon, and blessing them, from a brightand happy Heaven.<>
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Dodson and Fogg,' saidMr. Pickwick vehemently,'but not one farthing of costs or damages doyou ever get from me, if I spend the rest of my existence in a debtor'sprison.<>
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One day he stopped to rest in a countryvillage; and seeing that there were gay dances going forward on thegreen, and gay faces passing to and fro, ventured to inquire of areveller who stood near him, the reason for this rejoicing.<>
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Physicians' prescriptions carefully prepared," and all the rest ofit.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) But the scientific gentleman could not rest under the idea of theingenious treatise he had projected being lost to the world, which mustinevitably be the case if the speculation of the ingenious Mr. Prufflewere not stifled in its birth.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) Nothing daunted, even by this intelligence, Mr. Pickwick smilinglyannounced his determination to test the powers of the narcotic bedsteadfor that night; and Mr. Roker, after informing him that he could retireto rest at whatever hour he thought proper, without any further noticeor formality, walked off, leaving him standing with Sam in the gallery.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'And now, Sammy,' said the old gentleman, when the whip-lashes, and thebuckles, and the samples, had been all put back, and the book oncemore deposited at the bottom of the same pocket, 'now, Sammy, I know agen'l'm'n here, as'll do the rest o' the bisness for us, in no time--alimb o' the law, Sammy, as has got brains like the frogs, dispersed allover his body, and reachin' to the wery tips of his fingers; a friendof the Lord Chancellorship's, Sammy, who'd only have to tell him what hewanted, and he'd lock you up for life, if that wos all.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'And being surrounded by a great number of nieces and nevys, as wasalways quarrelling and fighting among themselves for the property, hemakes me his executor, and leaves the rest to me in trust, to divide itamong 'em as the will prowided.<>
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When they had insome measure recovered from their trance of admiration, Job Trotterdischarged himself of the rest of his commission.<>
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( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) 'My uncle looked at the guard for a few seconds, in some doubt whetherit wouldn't be better to wrench his blunderbuss from him, fire it in theface of the man with the big sword, knock the rest of the company overthe head with the stock, snatch up the young lady, and go off in thesmoke.<>
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The rest will be inwested in my name,' continued the elder Mr. Weller;'and wen I'm took off the road, it'll come to you, so take care youdon't spend it all at vunst, my boy, and mind that no widder gets ainklin' o' your fortun', or you're done.<>
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My dear Sir, pray let the matter rest where it is,' said the littleattorney, who had been in a state of nervous apprehension during thewhole interview; 'Mr. Pickwick, I beg--I will not be put down, Sir,' replied Mr. Pickwick hastily.<>
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Arabella wrote,the day before yesterday, to say she had made a stolen match without herhusband's father's consent, and so you had gone down to get it whenhis refusing it couldn't prevent the match, and all the rest of it.<>
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Two hundred poundvurth o' reduced counsels to my son-in-law, Samivel, and all the rest o'my property, of ev'ry kind and description votsoever, to my husband, Mr.Tony Veller, who I appint as my sole eggzekiter.<>
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The rolling stonefrom the West was glad to rest for a moment on this rock in the Souththat had gathered so very much moss.<>
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At right angles to this entrance, and directly opposite theside-door as they entered, was another and similar passage leadinginto the rest of the house.<>
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She knew that the rest of thehousehold were in the upper parts of the house, but she could not haveanalysed the motive that made her go to the front door herself.<>
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The rest of the business puzzled me to the last; I could makenothing out of it, except that it wasn't true.<>
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"Jameson and Harris and the rest are always at me to bar thedoors as if it were a mediaeval fortress, though really these rotten oldrusty bars are too mediaeval to keep anybody out, I should think.<>
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Only Mr. Imlack Smith, bank manager and musician, remained tothe last; and when the rest were gone he and his host went into theinner room, where the goldfish were kept, and closed the door.<>
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The rest was atmosphere and acting, very fine acting, forhe is a very fine artist in crime.<>
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"Everybodyregarded her as a person of the most exalted ideals, almost moving on ahigher spiritual plane than the rest of us.<>
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What was he doing? Was it possible that Vaudrey was reallycreeping about, hiding in the cracks of field and bank, and peering outat them in this unnatural posture? The rest of the figure seemed hunchedand almost crooked, as if it had been crippled or deformed but onlooking more closely, this seemed only the foreshortening of limbsfallen in a heap.<>
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"(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) It was in silence that they covered the rest of the distance and met thebig doctor coming towards them, with his large gloved hands thrown outin a sort of despairing gesture and his grey beard tossing in the wind.<>
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Nothing will make me believethat a man who arranged all the rest of that room with that exaggeratedsymmetry left that one feature of it lopsided.<>
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"(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) While the rest went off rejoicing, with Hardcastle for the hero of thehour, the little Phrenologist with the whiskers sauntered back towardshis preposterous tent.<>
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James was no fool, and very good at his own political job; butit seems that Maurice could do that and everything else; that he was abrilliant artist and amateur actor and musician, and all the rest of it.<>
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"He was engaged when I knewhim, as a matter of fact, but I don't think it ever came first with him,and I think it went with the rest when everything else went.<>
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"(Chesterton The secret of father Brown ) The rest of the company had risen and stood staring down at the narratorwith pale faces.<>
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Duroc's nice,comfortable house, conscious of our respectability and all the rest ofit, it just gives us a theatrical thrill to talk about thieves andmurderers and the mysteries of their souls.<>
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