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Middlemarch

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Middlemarch is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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L altra vedete ch’ha fatto alla guancia Della sua palma, sospirando, letto.”
—_Purgatorio_, vii.
When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.
In those days the world in general was more ignorant of good and evil by forty years than it is at present.
Travellers did not often carry full information on Christian art either in their heads or their pockets; and even the most brilliant English critic of the day mistook the flower-flushed tomb of the ascended Virgin for an ornamental vase due to the painter’s fancy.
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Middlemarch

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Middlemarch is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Laltra vedete ch’ha fatto alla guancia Della sua palma, sospirando, letto.”
Line 2
—_Purgatorio_, vii.
Line 3
When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.
Line 4
In those days the world in general was more ignorant of good and evil by forty years than it is at present.
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Travellers did not often carry full information on Christian art either in their heads or their pockets; and even the most brilliant English critic of the day mistook the flower-flushed tomb of the ascended Virgin for an ornamental vase due to the painter’s fancy.

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alla

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altra

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an

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and

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

art

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ascended

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at

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born

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brilliant

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Brooke

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by

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carry

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Casaubon

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ch'ha

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From this reading “L’ altra vedete ch’ha fatto alla guancia Della sua palma, sospirando, letto.”

Christian

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corporation

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

critic

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day

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days

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Della

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did

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Dorothea

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due

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Duke

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

either

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English

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even

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evil

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From this reading In those days the world in general was more ignorant of good and evil by forty years than it is at present.

fancy

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fatto

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From this reading “L’ altra vedete ch’ha fatto alla guancia Della sua palma, sospirando, letto.”

flower-flushed

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for

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forty

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Fourth

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full

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general

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George

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

good

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From this reading In those days the world in general was more ignorant of good and evil by forty years than it is at present.

guancia

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From this reading “L’ altra vedete ch’ha fatto alla guancia Della sua palma, sospirando, letto.”

had

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

heads

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her

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

ignorant

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in

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

information

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is

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From this reading In those days the world in general was more ignorant of good and evil by forty years than it is at present.

it

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From this reading In those days the world in general was more ignorant of good and evil by forty years than it is at present.

journey

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

L

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From this reading “L’ altra vedete ch’ha fatto alla guancia Della sua palma, sospirando, letto.”

letto

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From this reading “L’ altra vedete ch’ha fatto alla guancia Della sua palma, sospirando, letto.”

mayor

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

Middlemarch

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Minister

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

mistook

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more

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From this reading In those days the world in general was more ignorant of good and evil by forty years than it is at present.

most

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Mr

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

Mrs

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

not

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of

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

often

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old

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

on

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From this reading Travellers did not often carry full information on Christian art either in their heads or their pockets; and even the most brilliant English critic of the day mistook the flower-flushed tomb of the ascended Virgin for an ornamental vase due to the painter’s fancy.

or

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ornamental

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over

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

painter's

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From this reading Travellers did not often carry full information on Christian art either in their heads or their pockets; and even the most brilliant English critic of the day mistook the flower-flushed tomb of the ascended Virgin for an ornamental vase due to the painter’s fancy.

palma

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From this reading “L’ altra vedete ch’ha fatto alla guancia Della sua palma, sospirando, letto.”

pockets

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present

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Prime

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

privacies

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Purgatorio

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From this reading —_Purgatorio_, vii.

reigning

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

Rome

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sospirando

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From this reading “L’ altra vedete ch’ha fatto alla guancia Della sua palma, sospirando, letto.”

still

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

sua

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From this reading “L’ altra vedete ch’ha fatto alla guancia Della sua palma, sospirando, letto.”

taken

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

than

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the

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their

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those

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to

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tomb

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Travellers

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vase

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vedete

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From this reading “L’ altra vedete ch’ha fatto alla guancia Della sua palma, sospirando, letto.”

vii

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From this reading —_Purgatorio_, vii.

Vincy

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

Virgin

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was

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

wedding

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

Wellington

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When

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

Windsor

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From this reading When George the Fourth was still reigning over the privacies of Windsor, when the Duke of Wellington was Prime Minister, and Mr. Vincy was mayor of the old corporation in Middlemarch, Mrs. Casaubon, born Dorothea Brooke, had taken her wedding journey to Rome.

world

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From this reading In those days the world in general was more ignorant of good and evil by forty years than it is at present.

years

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From this reading In those days the world in general was more ignorant of good and evil by forty years than it is at present.

Chapter 10 of Middlemarch by George Eliot holds 358 sentences, grouped into 72 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 10 of Middlemarch contain?

Chapter 10 holds 358 sentences of Middlemarch, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Middlemarch by George Eliot exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 358 sentences, grouped into 72 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 10 of Middlemarch?

Work through the 72 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 72 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 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 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 Middlemarch

Common questions about reading Middlemarch by George Eliot on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Middlemarch?

Yes. All 14163 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #145 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Middlemarch is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #145, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Middlemarch take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2833 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Middlemarch section by section

How to work through Middlemarch section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of Middlemarch to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Middlemarch

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

Finale
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Middlemarch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Prelude
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Middlemarch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cares
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Middlemarch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
History
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Middlemarch; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.