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Framley Parsonage

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Framley Parsonage is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.
Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Framley Parsonage

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Framley Parsonage is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.
Line 2
Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.
Line 3
That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.
Line 4
She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.
Line 5
But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?

All words in this reading · 49

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about

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From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?

agent

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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.

and

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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.

arouse

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

as

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

back

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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.

But

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From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?

carry

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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.

children

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From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?

COPHETUA

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From this reading THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.

could

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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.

Crawley

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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.

drove

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

enough

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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.

feel

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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.

fever

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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.

free

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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.

go

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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.

had

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

her

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

herself

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

home

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

how

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From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?

it

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

KING

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From this reading THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.

Lucy

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

Mrs

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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.

much

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

necessary

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

nurse

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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.

OF

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From this reading THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.

on

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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.

promise

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From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?

redeem

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From this reading But how was she to redeem her promise about the children?

resolved

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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.

she

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

should

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

so

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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.

STORY

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From this reading THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.

sure

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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.

take

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From this reading She was free agent enough to take so much on herself, and to feel sure that she could carry it through.

that

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

THE

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From this reading THE STORY OF KING COPHETUA.

thoughts

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

through

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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.

to

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

was

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

which

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From this reading Lucy as she drove herself home had much as to which it was necessary that she should arouse her thoughts.

would

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From this reading That she would go back and nurse Mrs. Crawley through her fever she was resolved.

Chapter 29 of Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 29 of Framley Parsonage contain?

Chapter 29 holds 209 sentences of Framley Parsonage, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 29 of Framley Parsonage by Anthony Trollope exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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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Vocabulary met early in Framley Parsonage

Words and structures a reader meets early in Framley Parsonage, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Omnes
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Young
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