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Far from the Madding Crowd
Far from the Madding Crowd

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Far from the Madding Crowd is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Thomas Hardy • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 21 of Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 21 holds 123 sentences of Far from the Madding Crowd, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 21 of Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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.

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About 600 minutes of reading across 1572 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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HOT CHEEKS AND TEARFUL EYES Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.
There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
He had also kissed her a second time.
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Far from the Madding Crowd

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of Far from the Madding Crowd is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HOT CHEEKS AND TEARFUL EYES Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.
Line 2
There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.
Line 3
The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.
Line 4
He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.
Line 5
He had also kissed her a second time.
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adieu

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Bath

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Bathsheba

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From this reading HOT CHEEKS AND TEARFUL EYES Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.

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be

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bidden

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burnt

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candles

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CHEEKS

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chronic

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days

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door

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ears

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entered

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From this reading HOT CHEEKS AND TEARFUL EYES Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.

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excitement

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EYES

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face

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farewell

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flush

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for

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friends

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had

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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.

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Half

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He

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her

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HOT

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hour

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house

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in

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kissed

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later

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less

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light

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lingered

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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.

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little

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met

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now

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of

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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.

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own

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From this reading HOT CHEEKS AND TEARFUL EYES Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.

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second

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From this reading He had also kissed her a second time.

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she

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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.

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so

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From this reading He had bidden her adieu for two days, which were, so he stated, to be spent at Bath in visiting some friends.

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some

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spent

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stated

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still

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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.

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TEARFUL

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From this reading HOT CHEEKS AND TEARFUL EYES Half an hour later Bathsheba entered her own house.

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than

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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.

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the

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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.

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There

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time

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Troy

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upon

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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.

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very

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visiting

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were

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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.

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when

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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.

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which

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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.

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who

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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.

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with

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From this reading There burnt upon her face when she met the light of the candles the flush and excitement which were little less than chronic with her now.

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words

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From this reading The farewell words of Troy, who had accompanied her to the very door, still lingered in her ears.

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