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Far from the Madding Crowd

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of Far from the Madding Crowd is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Thomas Hardy • Curated US English Learning Edition

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ON CASTERBRIDGE HIGHWAY For a considerable time the woman walked on.

Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.

Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.

[Illustration: SHE OPENED A GATE WITHIN WHICH WAS A HAYSTACK.

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Chapter XXVIII Reading 1/84

Far from the Madding Crowd

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of Far from the Madding Crowd is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

ON CASTERBRIDGE HIGHWAY For a considerable time the woman walked on.

Line 2

Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

Line 3

At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.

Line 4

Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.

Line 5

[Illustration: SHE OPENED A GATE WITHIN WHICH WAS A HAYSTACK.

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a

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afar

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

amid

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

and

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

At

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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.

became

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CASTERBRIDGE

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considerable

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down

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From this reading Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.

dwindled

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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.

eyes

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

feebler

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

For

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gate

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haystack

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Her

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HIGHWAY

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Illustration

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indistinct

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

length

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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.

look

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

merest

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naked

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night

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now

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of

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ON

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onward

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opened

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penumbræ

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

presently

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From this reading Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.

road

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sat

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she

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

slept

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steps

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

strained

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

the

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From this reading ON CASTERBRIDGE HIGHWAY For a considerable time the woman walked on.

this

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time

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to

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

totter

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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.

Underneath

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From this reading Underneath this she sat down and presently slept.

upon

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From this reading Her steps became feebler, and she strained her eyes to look afar upon the naked road, now indistinct amid the penumbræ of night.

walk

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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.

walked

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From this reading ON CASTERBRIDGE HIGHWAY For a considerable time the woman walked on.

was

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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.

which

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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.

within

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From this reading At length her onward walk dwindled to the merest totter, and she opened a gate within which was a haystack.

woman

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From this reading ON CASTERBRIDGE HIGHWAY For a considerable time the woman walked on.

Chapter 28 of Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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