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The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The House of Mirth is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.
Lily walked on unconscious of her surroundings.
She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.
But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.
The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The House of Mirth

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of The House of Mirth is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.
Line 2
Lily walked on unconscious of her surroundings.
Line 3
She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.
Line 4
But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.
Line 5
The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

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.

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.”

All words in this reading · 58

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.

a

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

accumulated

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From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

and

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

away

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From this reading But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.

buoyant

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From this reading She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.

but

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

ceased

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

could

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From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

dull

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From this reading But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.

emanates

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From this reading She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.

ether

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From this reading She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.

farther

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From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

feet

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From this reading But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.

felt

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From this reading But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.

for

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From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

force

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From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

from

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From this reading She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.

gradually

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From this reading But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.

had

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

her

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From this reading Lily walked on unconscious of her surroundings.

high

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From this reading She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.

in

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

it

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From this reading But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.

life

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From this reading She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.

light

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

Lily

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From this reading Lily walked on unconscious of her surroundings.

lit

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

moment

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From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

momentary

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

moments

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From this reading She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.

no

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From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

of

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

on

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From this reading Lily walked on unconscious of her surroundings.

pavement

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From this reading But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.

rain

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

returned

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From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

revival

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

sense

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From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

She

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From this reading She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.

shrank

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From this reading But gradually it shrank away from her and she felt the dull pavement beneath her feet.

sky

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

From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

still

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From this reading She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.

street-lamps

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

From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

surroundings

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From this reading Lily walked on unconscious of her surroundings.

that

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From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

The

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

there

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

treading

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

From this reading She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.

unconscious

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

From this reading Lily walked on unconscious of her surroundings.

upper

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From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

walk

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

From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

walked

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From this reading Lily walked on unconscious of her surroundings.

was

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

From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

weariness

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

From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

were

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

From this reading The street-lamps were lit, but the rain had ceased, and there was a momentary revival of light in the upper sky.

which

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From this reading She was still treading the buoyant ether which emanates from the high moments of life.

with

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From this reading The sense of weariness returned with accumulated force, and for a moment she felt that she could walk no farther.

Chapter 28 of The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 28 of The House of Mirth contain?

Chapter 28 holds 226 sentences of The House of Mirth, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 28 of The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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 28 of The House of Mirth?

Work through the 46 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 46 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 28 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 28 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 House of Mirth

Common questions about reading The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The House of Mirth?

Yes. All 5714 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #284 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The House of Mirth is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #284, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The House of Mirth take to read?

About 476 minutes of reading across 1143 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The House of Mirth section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The House of Mirth

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

Selden
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House of Mirth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Paused
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House of Mirth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Surprise
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House of Mirth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Afternoon
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House of Mirth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.