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The Bride of Lammermoor

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of The Bride of Lammermoor is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Walter Scott • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

CAMPBELL.

The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

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Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of The Bride of Lammermoor is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast? ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven. CAMPBELL. The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope. In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

The Bride of Lammermoor

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of The Bride of Lammermoor is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

Line 2

’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

Line 3

CAMPBELL.

Line 4

The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

Line 5

In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

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A

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

account

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

all

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

and

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

announced

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

beacons

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

blast

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

Caleb

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

CAMPBELL

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From this reading CAMPBELL.

cast

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chapter

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

cheerful

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

circumstances

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

conclusion

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

conflagration

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

darkness

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

dreadfully

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

driven

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

embers

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

extinguish

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

eyrie

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

fact

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

far

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

fire-shower

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

firmament

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

flames

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

foot

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

for

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

from

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

had

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

hamlet

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

hasten

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

Heaven

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

Hope

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

in

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

last

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

like

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

Marquis

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

Master

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

no

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

of

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

Ravenswood

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

ready

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

reception

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

ruin

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

shoot

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

sooner

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

stars

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

summit

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

than

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

that

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

the

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

thine

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

Those

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

Tis

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From this reading ’Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.

to

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

tower

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

upon

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

village

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

were

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

whole

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From this reading In fact, Caleb had no sooner announced the conflagration of the tower than the whole hamlet were upon foot to hasten to extinguish the flames.

Why

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

will

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

Wolf's

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From this reading The circumstances announced in the conclusion of the last chapter will account for the ready and cheerful reception of the Marquis of A—— and the Master of Ravenswood in the village of Wolf’s Hope.

yon

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From this reading Why flames yon far summit—why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?

Chapter 27 of The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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Chapter 27 holds 126 sentences of The Bride of Lammermoor, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

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