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The Bride of Lammermoor
The Bride of Lammermoor

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of The Bride of Lammermoor is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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It was the copy of our conference.
In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.
Comedy of Errors.
The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.
They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Bride of Lammermoor

Chapter XXX · Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of The Bride of Lammermoor is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It was the copy of our conference.
Line 2
In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.
Line 3
Comedy of Errors.
Line 4
The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.
Line 5
They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.”

Heir noun US /er/

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading “They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.”

All words in this reading · 53

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

Achates

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From this reading The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.

AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

and

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From this reading The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.

as

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

Ashton

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

At

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

bed

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

board

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

Bucklaw

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From this reading The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.

by

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

Castle

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From this reading The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.

Colonel

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

Comedy

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From this reading Comedy of Errors.

company

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

conference

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From this reading It was the copy of our conference.

copy

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From this reading It was the copy of our conference.

courteously

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

Craigengelt

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From this reading The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.

Errors

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From this reading Comedy of Errors.

faithful

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From this reading The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.

fed

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

for

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

glanced

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

heirnounUS /er/

A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.

From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

his

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From this reading The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.

I

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

In

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

It

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From this reading It was the copy of our conference.

knight

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

lady

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

morning

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From this reading The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.

most

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

my

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

next

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From this reading The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.

not

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

of

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From this reading It was the copy of our conference.

often

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

our

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From this reading It was the copy of our conference.

Ravenswood

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From this reading The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.

received

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

saw

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From this reading The next morning saw Bucklaw and his faithful Achates, Craigengelt, at Ravenswood Castle.

she

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

slept

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

From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

son

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

subject

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

the

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From this reading It was the copy of our conference.

their

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

theme

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

They

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

urging

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From this reading In bed she slept not, for my urging it; At board she fed not, for my urging it; Alone, it was the subject of my theme; In company I often glanced at it.

was

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From this reading It was the copy of our conference.

well

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

were

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From this reading They were most courteously received by the knight and his lady, as well as by their son and heir, Colonel Ashton.

Chapter 30 of The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott holds 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 30 of The Bride of Lammermoor contain?

Chapter 30 holds 71 sentences of The Bride of Lammermoor, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 30 of The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 71 sentences, grouped into 15 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 30 of The Bride of Lammermoor?

Work through the 15 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 15 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 30 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 30 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 The Bride of Lammermoor

Common questions about reading The Bride of Lammermoor by Walter Scott on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Bride of Lammermoor?

Yes. All 4013 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #471 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #471, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Bride of Lammermoor take to read?

About 334 minutes of reading across 803 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Bride of Lammermoor

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Bride of Lammermoor, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bride of Lammermoor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Former
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Occasion
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Declined
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bride of Lammermoor; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.