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David Copperfield

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of David Copperfield is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.
Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.
Weeks, months, seasons, pass along.
They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.
Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

David Copperfield

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of David Copperfield is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.
Line 2
Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.
Line 3
Weeks, months, seasons, pass along.
Line 4
They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.
Line 5
Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.”

All words in this reading · 64

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

accompanying

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

again

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

all

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

along

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From this reading Weeks, months, seasons, pass along.

and

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From this reading They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.

aside

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

bloom

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

bright

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

bunches

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

by

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

Common

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

covering

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

day

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From this reading They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.

days

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

dim

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

Dora

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

evening

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From this reading They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.

field

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

go

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

gold

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

heather

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

I

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

in

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

is

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

let

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

lies

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

life

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

little

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From this reading They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.

me

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

memorable

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

months

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From this reading Weeks, months, seasons, pass along.

more

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From this reading They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.

mounds

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

my

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

myself

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

Now

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

of

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

Once

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

pass

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From this reading Weeks, months, seasons, pass along.

pause

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

period

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

phantoms

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

From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

procession

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

seasons

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

From this reading Weeks, months, seasons, pass along.

see

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

From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

seem

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

From this reading They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

snow

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

From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

stand

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

From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

summer

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

From this reading They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.

than

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From this reading They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.

the

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

They

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From this reading They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.

those

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

to

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From this reading Let me stand aside, to see the phantoms of those days go by me, accompanying the shadow of myself, in dim procession.

underneath

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

unseen

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

upon

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From this reading Once again, let me pause upon a memorable period of my life.

walk

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

Weeks

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From this reading Weeks, months, seasons, pass along.

where

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

winter

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From this reading They seem little more than a summer day and a winter evening.

with

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From this reading Now, the Common where I walk with Dora is all in bloom, a field of bright gold; and now the unseen heather lies in mounds and bunches underneath a covering of snow.

Chapter 27 of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 27 of David Copperfield contain?

Chapter 27 holds 159 sentences of David Copperfield, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 27 of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 27 of David Copperfield?

Work through the 32 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 32 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 27 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 27 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.

Questions about reading David Copperfield

Common questions about reading David Copperfield by Charles Dickens on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of David Copperfield?

Yes. All 18139 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #766 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of David Copperfield is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #766, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does David Copperfield take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 3628 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read David Copperfield section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

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  2. Read one section

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  3. Listen and tap

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Vocabulary met early in David Copperfield

Words and structures a reader meets early in David Copperfield, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Whether
A word that appears in the opening chapter of David Copperfield; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Shall
A word that appears in the opening chapter of David Copperfield; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Station
A word that appears in the opening chapter of David Copperfield; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Anybody
A word that appears in the opening chapter of David Copperfield; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.