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Inheritance

Eragon took the lead as they filed back into the stairwell and resumed their climb.†
Chpt 3 *

"I would never allow a child to come to harm," she said, and resumed walking.†
Chpt 9

Then, to his relief, she nodded and resumed digging in the jumble of scrolls.†
Chpt 11

Then his muscles released, and with a loud gasp, he resumed breathing.†
Chpt 12

After spending a week in the city with nothing to do but eat and rest—for so Nasuada had insisted—he was eager to resume their journey toward Uru'baen.†
Chpt 12

The other dogs rushed in that direction and resumed the deep-chested baying that meant they were in close pursuit of their quarry.†
Chpt 13

And together they galloped out from under the shadow of the trees and away from the ravine as they resumed their seemingly never-ending journey to Aroughs.†
Chpt 13

She resumed her former position.†
Chpt 14

Then she gave the spindle a twist to start it spinning again and resumed drafting from the batt of wool in her other hand.†
Chpt 14

Brigman resumed his tirade: "I won't let you squander our lives merely to assuage your pride.†
Chpt 18

Then, ignoring the soldiers, he resumed his game.†
Chpt 18

As soon as his warriors had dragged the two unconscious men out of the way, he ordered the Varden forward once more, resuming their hurried march toward the inner wall.†
Chpt 21

He resumed rubbing the sphere with his hands, turning it so that it would remain symmetrical.†
Chpt 23

Despite the agony in his wrists, he resumed pulling on the chain, convinced that if he just kept at it long enough, he could work it loose from the ceiling.†
Chpt 29

The remaining priests extricated themselves and resumed their charge.†
Chpt 30

Then he resumed trotting down the dark, winding cobblestone street, along with Arya, Angela, and Solembum.†
Chpt 34

Then the rest of the men regained their wits, and the battle resumed in earnest.†
Chpt 34

She had given no explanation for her decision, but Eragon suspected it was because the long delay at Dras-Leona had left her overeager to resume their journey to Uru'baen, and also because she had no desire to linger within the city, where any number of Galbatorix's agents might be lurking.†
Chpt 35

Saphira's disapproval was palpable, but she altered her course to resume her attack on Thorn.†
Chpt 36

Eragon hesitated, but before he could reply, Orrin resumed speaking: "All of us"—he motioned toward the others in the tent—"have risked an enormous amount in this venture, and none of us would appreciate being dictated to.†
Chpt 37

When the last of them had finished their oaths, Eragon resumed speaking, "So.†
Chpt 37

Eragon resumed his monotonous circuit: three steps forward, turn, three steps back, turn, and repeat.†
Chpt 38

Then he resumed cleaning his paw.†
Chpt 39

Then the footsteps resumed.†
Chpt 42

With a struggle, it resumed its previous rapid tempo.†
Chpt 43

Feeling glum, he resumed trudging toward the ruined building where they had decided to camp, in the belief it would be safer than by the forest.†
Chpt 53

Behind him, the white stallion snorted and followed as Roran resumed his weary march, following the winding road as it descended to the lowlands.†
Chpt 58

Then the men, dwarves, and Urgals began constructing defenses, a process that would continue until night and then resume in the morning.†
Chpt 58

Resuming his tale, Eragon told of how he, Saphira, and Glaedr had entered the Vault of Souls, though he refrained from divulging that this had required their true names.†
Chpt 59

Then she resumed her stride, and soon she disappeared around the curve of the hill, leaving him alone with Saphira and the Eldunari.†
Chpt 60

When neither did, they resumed circling, Eragon more wary than before.†
Chpt 68

Rather, I wish to resume my task of ferrying a dragon egg throughout the land, as I did with Saphira's.†
Chpt 73

There are too few of us to stand alone, and it will be a long while before there are again enough of us to resume our former place.†
Chpt 74

Saphira and Firnen resumed circling, growling and yowling with increasing volume.†
Chpt 74

Then he and Saphira made their farewells and resumed their journey to Vroengard.†
Chpt 77

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(resume)
begin or take on again