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Adam Bede
Adam Bede

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 37 of Adam Bede is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 37 of Adam Bede by George Eliot holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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.

What does chapter 37 of Adam Bede contain?

Chapter 37 holds 183 sentences of Adam Bede, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 37 of Adam Bede by George Eliot exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 37 of Adam Bede?

Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 37 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 37 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 37 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Common questions about reading Adam Bede by George Eliot on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Adam Bede?

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How long does Adam Bede take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 1806 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Adam Bede

Words and structures a reader meets early in Adam Bede, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Workshop
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Single
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Mirror
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Egyptian
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Adam Bede; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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In the Cottage
Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Adam Bede

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 37 of Adam Bede is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In the Cottage
Line 2
Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.
Line 3
He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.
Line 4
So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.
Line 5
You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”
All words in this reading · 67

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

Adam

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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

agreeable

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

and

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

apart

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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

arm

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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

arm-in-arm

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

as

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

ask

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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

be

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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”

black

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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

bonnet

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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

by

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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

can't

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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”

close

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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

Cottage

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From this reading In the Cottage

did

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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

Dinah

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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

done

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

face

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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

Farm

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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”

for

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

from

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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

got

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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

had

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

Hall

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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”

happy

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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”

He

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

her

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

hid

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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

him

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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

his

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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

home

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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”

In

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From this reading In the Cottage

into

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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

kind

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

lane

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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

little

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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

make

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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”

never

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

not

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

observed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

often

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

out

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

perhaps

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

poke

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

Seth

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

she

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

side

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

so

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

support

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

take

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

the

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From this reading In the Cottage

then

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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”

they

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From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

though

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From this reading So they walked apart, though side by side, and the close poke of her little black bonnet hid her face from him.

thought

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

together

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

walked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

was

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

when

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Adam did not ask Dinah to take his arm when they got out into the lane.

with

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

yet

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From this reading He had never yet done so, often as they had walked together, for he had observed that she never walked arm-in-arm with Seth, and he thought, perhaps, that kind of support was not agreeable to her.

You

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”

your

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From this reading “You can’t be happy, then, to make the Hall Farm your home, Dinah?”