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Middlemarch

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of Middlemarch is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”
—_Ecclesiasticus_.
Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.
By all means,” said Bulstrode; and Caleb entered.
Pray sit down, Mr. Garth,” continued the banker, in his suavest tone.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Middlemarch

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of Middlemarch is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”
Line 2
—_Ecclesiasticus_.
Line 3
Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.
Line 4
By all means,” said Bulstrode; and Caleb entered.
Line 5
Pray sit down, Mr. Garth,” continued the banker, in his suavest tone.

Learner Dictionary

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.”

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a

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From this reading “If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”

about

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

all

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From this reading “By all means,” said Bulstrode; and Caleb entered.

also

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

and

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

at

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

Bank

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

banker

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From this reading “Pray sit down, Mr. Garth,” continued the banker, in his suavest tone.

begged

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

Bulstrode

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

By

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From this reading “By all means,” said Bulstrode; and Caleb entered.

Caleb

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From this reading “By all means,” said Bulstrode; and Caleb entered.

clerk

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

continued

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From this reading “Pray sit down, Mr. Garth,” continued the banker, in his suavest tone.

day

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

die

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From this reading “If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”

down

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From this reading “Pray sit down, Mr. Garth,” continued the banker, in his suavest tone.

Ecclesiasticus

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From this reading —_Ecclesiasticus_.

entered

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

Garth

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

had

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

hast

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From this reading “If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”

he

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

heard

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

From this reading “If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”

him

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

his

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

horse

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From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

If

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From this reading “If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”

in

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

it

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From this reading “If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”

let

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From this reading “If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”

Lydgate

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

manager's

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

means

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

From this reading “By all means,” said Bulstrode; and Caleb entered.

Mr

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

o'clock

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

of

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

on

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

outside

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

Pray

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

From this reading “Pray sit down, Mr. Garth,” continued the banker, in his suavest tone.

received

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

room

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

said

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

From this reading “By all means,” said Bulstrode; and Caleb entered.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

say

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

seated

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

sit

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

From this reading “Pray sit down, Mr. Garth,” continued the banker, in his suavest tone.

speak

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

still

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

suavest

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

From this reading “Pray sit down, Mr. Garth,” continued the banker, in his suavest tone.

that

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

the

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

thee

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

From this reading “If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”

there

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

thou

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

From this reading “If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”

three

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

to

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

tone

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

From this reading “Pray sit down, Mr. Garth,” continued the banker, in his suavest tone.

waiting

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

was

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

when

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

which

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

From this reading Mr. Bulstrode was still seated in his manager’s room at the Bank, about three o’clock of the same day on which he had received Lydgate there, when the clerk entered to say that his horse was waiting, and also that Mr. Garth was outside and begged to speak with him.

with

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From this reading “If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”

word

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From this reading “If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee.”

Chapter 33 of Middlemarch by George Eliot holds 425 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.

What does chapter 33 of Middlemarch contain?

Chapter 33 holds 425 sentences of Middlemarch, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 33 of Middlemarch by George Eliot exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 33 of Middlemarch?

Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 85 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 33 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 33 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.

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Is this the complete text of Middlemarch?

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How long does Middlemarch take to read?

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

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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
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