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The Bride of Lammermoor

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Bride of Lammermoor is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Walter Scott • Curated US English Learning Edition

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_Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

_Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

_Hamlet._ ’Tis e’en so: the hand of little employment hath the daintier sense.

Hamlet, Act V. Scene 1.

The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

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The Bride of Lammermoor

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Bride of Lammermoor is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

_Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

Line 2

_Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

Line 3

_Hamlet._ ’Tis e’en so: the hand of little employment hath the daintier sense.

Line 4

Hamlet, Act V. Scene 1.

Line 5

The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

Learner Dictionary

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Waking adjective US /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading “The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.”

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1

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From this reading Hamlet, Act V. Scene 1.

a

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From this reading _Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

Act

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From this reading Hamlet, Act V. Scene 1.

agitating

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

and

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

anticipations

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

at

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

broken

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

business

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by

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

Custom

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From this reading _Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

daintier

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ’Tis e’en so: the hand of little employment hath the daintier sense.

disturbed

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

e'en

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ’Tis e’en so: the hand of little employment hath the daintier sense.

easiness

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From this reading _Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

employment

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ’Tis e’en so: the hand of little employment hath the daintier sense.

feeling

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

fellow

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

future

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

ghastly

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

grave

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

Hamlet

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

hand

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ’Tis e’en so: the hand of little employment hath the daintier sense.

Has

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

hath

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From this reading _Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

he

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

him

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From this reading _Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

his

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

Horatio

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From this reading _Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

in

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From this reading _Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

intervals

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

it

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From this reading _Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

little

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ’Tis e’en so: the hand of little employment hath the daintier sense.

made

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From this reading _Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

making

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

melancholy

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

no

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

of

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

on

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

painful

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

past

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

property

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From this reading _Horatio._ Custom hath made it in him a property of easiness.

Ravenswood

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

reflections

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

Scene

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From this reading Hamlet, Act V. Scene 1.

sense

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ’Tis e’en so: the hand of little employment hath the daintier sense.

sings

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

sleep

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

so

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ’Tis e’en so: the hand of little employment hath the daintier sense.

the

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ’Tis e’en so: the hand of little employment hath the daintier sense.

this

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From this reading _Hamlet._ Has this fellow no feeling of his business? he sings at grave making.

Tis

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From this reading _Hamlet._ ’Tis e’en so: the hand of little employment hath the daintier sense.

V

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From this reading Hamlet, Act V. Scene 1.

visions

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/

Risen from sleep; conscious.

From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

was

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From this reading The sleep of Ravenswood was broken by ghastly and agitating visions, and his waking intervals disturbed by melancholy reflections on the past and painful anticipations of the future.

Chapter 25 of The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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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