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paragraph

Subdivision of a piece of writing, usually dealing with one particular main point or theme. A paragraph starts on a new line and is normally indented. In word processing, it is not always indented - instead, a line space between paragraphs may be used. A paragraph has no prescribed length; it can be a single sentence or over a page in length.

When a conversation is written down, a new paragraph starts each time a different person speaks:

‘Jo can come to dinner after all,’ said Richard.

‘Why did you ask her to come?’ asked Sarah.

‘I invited her, because I like her,’ replied Richard, ‘and she may be able to give us some advice on the decorating.’
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The above paragraph in the original editions (1726) takes another form, commencing:-"I told him that should I happen to live in a kingdom where lots were in vogue," &c.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
In the ninth paragraph of the Prologue, for instance, it is quite obvious that "Herdsmen" in the verse "Herdsmen, I say, etc.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
There is, however, among these notes the following interesting paragraph, written in 1840 and clearly foreshadowing The Great Stone Face:
The Great Carbuncle by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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