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Sons and Lovers

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Sons and Lovers is here in full — 1489 sentences across 298 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 13 of Sons and Lovers by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 1489 sentences, grouped into 298 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 13 of Sons and Lovers contain?

Chapter 13 holds 1489 sentences of Sons and Lovers, unabridged, divided into 298 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of Sons and Lovers by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1489 sentences, grouped into 298 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 3283 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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BAXTER DAWES
Soon after Paul had been to the theatre with Clara, he was drinking in the Punch Bowl with some friends of his when Dawes came in.
Clara’s husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh.
He was very evidently on the downward track.
Having quarrelled with his sister, he had gone into cheap lodgings.
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Sons and Lovers

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Sons and Lovers is here in full — 1489 sentences across 298 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/298 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BAXTER DAWES
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Soon after Paul had been to the theatre with Clara, he was drinking in the Punch Bowl with some friends of his when Dawes came in.
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Clara’s husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh.
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He was very evidently on the downward track.
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Having quarrelled with his sister, he had gone into cheap lodgings.
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after

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BAXTER

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been

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Bowl

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brown

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came

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cheap

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Clara

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Clara's

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From this reading Clara’s husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh.

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DAWES

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From this reading BAXTER DAWES

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downward

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From this reading He was very evidently on the downward track.

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drinking

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evidently

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eyelids

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From this reading Clara’s husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh.

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eyes

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firmness

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flesh

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friends

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From this reading Soon after Paul had been to the theatre with Clara, he was drinking in the Punch Bowl with some friends of his when Dawes came in.

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getting

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From this reading Clara’s husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh.

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gone

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growing

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From this reading Clara’s husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh.

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had

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Having

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he

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From this reading Soon after Paul had been to the theatre with Clara, he was drinking in the Punch Bowl with some friends of his when Dawes came in.

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healthy

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his

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From this reading Soon after Paul had been to the theatre with Clara, he was drinking in the Punch Bowl with some friends of his when Dawes came in.

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husband

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in

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into

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lodgings

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losing

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From this reading Clara’s husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh.

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of

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on

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From this reading He was very evidently on the downward track.

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over

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From this reading Clara’s husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh.

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Paul

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Punch

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quarrelled

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sister

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slack

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From this reading Clara’s husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh.

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some

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Soon

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stout

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From this reading Clara’s husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh.

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the

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theatre

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to

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From this reading Soon after Paul had been to the theatre with Clara, he was drinking in the Punch Bowl with some friends of his when Dawes came in.

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track

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From this reading He was very evidently on the downward track.

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very

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From this reading He was very evidently on the downward track.

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was

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From this reading Soon after Paul had been to the theatre with Clara, he was drinking in the Punch Bowl with some friends of his when Dawes came in.

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were

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From this reading Clara’s husband was growing stout; his eyelids were getting slack over his brown eyes; he was losing his healthy firmness of flesh.

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when

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From this reading Soon after Paul had been to the theatre with Clara, he was drinking in the Punch Bowl with some friends of his when Dawes came in.

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with

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From this reading Soon after Paul had been to the theatre with Clara, he was drinking in the Punch Bowl with some friends of his when Dawes came in.

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