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Since he had dwelt in that valley, the path which led thither had disappeared under a growth of grass.

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Classic Sentence: (48 in 4 pages)
1  He dwelt at a distance of three-quarters of an hour from the city, far from any hamlet, far from any road, in some hidden turn of a very wild valley, no one knew exactly where.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
2  Since he had dwelt in that valley, the path which led thither had disappeared under a growth of grass.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
3  Ever since I have been in these parts I have dwelt in this enclosure alone, never setting foot outside, and seeing no one but that child who helps me.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
4  He dwelt habitually in this shadow, feeling his way like a blind man and a dreamer.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII—THE INTERIOR OF DESPAIR
5  Satan must have occasionally crouched down in some corner of the hovel in which Thenardier dwelt, and have fallen a-dreaming in the presence of this hideous masterpiece.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER X—HE WHO SEEKS TO BETTER HIMSELF MAY RENDER HIS S...
6  They dwelt, not in rooms warmed only during rigorous cold, but in cells where no fire was ever lighted; they slept, not on mattresses two inches thick, but on straw.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IX—CLOISTERED
7  Virtues there dwelt side by side with talents.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III—LOUIS PHILIPPE
8  He still lived in the Rue de l'Homme Arme, because he could not make up his mind to remove to a distance from the quarter where Cosette dwelt.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER II—ANOTHER STEP BACKWARDS
9  Athos dwelt in the Rue Ferou, within two steps of the Luxembourg.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 7 THE INTERIOR* OF THE MUSKETEERS
10  Then those who dwelt in Bonacieux's unfortunate house, together with the nearest neighbors, heard loud cries, stamping of feet, clashing of swords, and breaking of furniture.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 10 A MOUSETRAP IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
11  The house in which Aramis dwelt was situated between the Rue Cassette and the Rue Servandoni.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 11 IN WHICH THE PLOT THICKENS
12  I was no longer in the house where I had dwelt.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 56 CAPTIVITY: THE FIFTH DAY
13  Bonacieux, and dwelt for an instant on the lips of d'Artagnan.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 63 THE DROP OF WATER
14  And furthermore, the Prince had a nightingale, who could sing in such a manner that it seemed as though all sweet melodies dwelt in her little throat.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SWINEHERD
15  They considered the moon alone to be inhabited: they imagined it was the real heart of the universe or planetary system, on which the genuine Cosmopolites, or citizens of the world, dwelt.
Andersen's Fairy Tales By Hans Christian Andersen
Context  Highlight   In THE SHOES OF FORTUNE
Example Sentence:
1  They dwelt in the middle of the forest.
2  His mind dwelt on the sad events.
3  Pride and grace dwelt never in one place.
4  In his speech, he dwelt on the plight of the sick and the hungry.