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A pair of blue eyes

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of A pair of blue eyes is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Thomas Hardy • Curated US English Learning Edition

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“Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand.”

The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

The water-drops beat like duck shot against the window of the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride.

The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

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A pair of blue eyes Thomas Hardy

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Chapter XIII

Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of A pair of blue eyes is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

“Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand.” The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain. The water-drops beat like duck shot against the window of the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride. The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool. Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

A pair of blue eyes

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of A pair of blue eyes is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand.”

Line 2

The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

Line 3

The water-drops beat like duck shot against the window of the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride.

Line 4

The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

Line 5

Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

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a

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

Adieu

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From this reading “Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand.”

against

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From this reading The water-drops beat like duck shot against the window of the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride.

allows

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

and

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From this reading “Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand.”

any

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

beat

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behind

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

by

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

close

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

clouds

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

containing

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From this reading The water-drops beat like duck shot against the window of the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride.

cool

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

cries

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From this reading “Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand.”

day

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

drew

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

drifts

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

duck

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From this reading The water-drops beat like duck shot against the window of the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride.

during

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From this reading Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

Elfride

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From this reading The water-drops beat like duck shot against the window of the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride.

Elfride's

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From this reading Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

emerge

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

enlarged

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

enough

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

even

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

evening

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

excitement

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From this reading Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

express

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

few

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

for

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

from

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

had

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From this reading Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

half

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From this reading Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

hand

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From this reading “Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand.”

headlong

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

her

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From this reading “Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand.”

in

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

journey

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

kind

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From this reading Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

latter

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From this reading Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

leisure

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

like

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From this reading The water-drops beat like duck shot against the window of the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride.

lily

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From this reading “Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand.”

more

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

morning

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

most

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

no

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

of

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

off

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From this reading Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

Paddington

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

passed

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From this reading Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

passion

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

Plymouth

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

quite

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

railway-carriage

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From this reading The water-drops beat like duck shot against the window of the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride.

rain

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

sat

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From this reading Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

she

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From this reading “Adieu! she cries, and waved her lily hand.”

shot

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From this reading The water-drops beat like duck shot against the window of the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride.

sort

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From this reading The journey from Plymouth to Paddington, by even the most headlong express, allows quite enough leisure for passion of any sort to cool.

Stephen

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From this reading The water-drops beat like duck shot against the window of the railway-carriage containing Stephen and Elfride.

stupor

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From this reading Elfride’s excitement had passed off, and she sat in a kind of stupor during the latter half of the journey.

sun

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

tattered

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

that

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

The

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

them

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

to

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

united

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

water-drops

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waved

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window

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withdrew

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From this reading The few tattered clouds of the morning enlarged and united, the sun withdrew behind them to emerge no more that day, and the evening drew to a close in drifts of rain.

Chapter 13 of A pair of blue eyes by Thomas Hardy holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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