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David Copperfield

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of David Copperfield is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Charles Dickens • Curated US English Learning Edition

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I began the next day with another dive into the Roman bath, and then started for Highgate.

I was not dispirited now.

I was not afraid of the shabby coat, and had no yearnings after gallant greys.

My whole manner of thinking of our late misfortune was changed.

What I had to do, was, to show my aunt that her past goodness to me had not been thrown away on an insensible, ungrateful object.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter XXIII Reading 1/94

David Copperfield

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of David Copperfield is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/94 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

I began the next day with another dive into the Roman bath, and then started for Highgate.

Line 2

I was not dispirited now.

Line 3

I was not afraid of the shabby coat, and had no yearnings after gallant greys.

Line 4

My whole manner of thinking of our late misfortune was changed.

Line 5

What I had to do, was, to show my aunt that her past goodness to me had not been thrown away on an insensible, ungrateful object.

All words in this reading · 56

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afraid

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after

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an

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and

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another

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aunt

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away

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bath

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been

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began

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changed

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coat

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day

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dispirited

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dive

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do

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for

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gallant

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goodness

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greys

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had

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her

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Highgate

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I

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insensible

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into

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late

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manner

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me

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misfortune

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My

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next

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no

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not

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now

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object

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of

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on

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our

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past

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Roman

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shabby

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show

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started

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that

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the

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then

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thinking

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thrown

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to

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ungrateful

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was

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What

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whole

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with

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yearnings

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From this reading I was not afraid of the shabby coat, and had no yearnings after gallant greys.

Chapter 23 of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens holds 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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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Chapter 23 holds 473 sentences of David Copperfield, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.

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