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The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of The Mayor of Casterbridge is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.
And thus out of error enmity grew.
When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.
Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.
Oh!” she cried playfully, turning to the window.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of The Mayor of Casterbridge is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.
Line 2
And thus out of error enmity grew.
Line 3
When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.
Line 4
Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.
Line 5
Oh!” she cried playfully, turning to the window.

All words in this reading · 65

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a

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

and

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

as

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

been

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

by

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

Council

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

cried

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From this reading “Oh!” she cried playfully, turning to the window.

disappointed

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

duly

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

enmity

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From this reading And thus out of error enmity grew.

error

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From this reading And thus out of error enmity grew.

evening

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From this reading When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.

Farfrae

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

for

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

forward

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

got

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From this reading When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.

grate

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From this reading When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.

grew

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From this reading And thus out of error enmity grew.

had

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

hands

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

he

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

head

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

Henchard

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

her

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

high

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From this reading When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.

him

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

his

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

hob

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From this reading When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.

in

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

indoors

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From this reading When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.

informed

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

kissed

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

knocked

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

light

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

Lucetta

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

much

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

occupier

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

of

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

Oh

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From this reading “Oh!” she cried playfully, turning to the window.

on

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

out

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From this reading And thus out of error enmity grew.

playfully

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From this reading “Oh!” she cried playfully, turning to the window.

ran

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

saw

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

scheme

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

seized

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

semi-egg-shaped

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From this reading When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.

setting

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

she

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From this reading “Oh!” she cried playfully, turning to the window.

shop

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

singing

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From this reading When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.

soon

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

straight-way

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

sylph

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

tea-kettle

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From this reading When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.

that

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

The

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

thus

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From this reading And thus out of error enmity grew.

to

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From this reading “Oh!” she cried playfully, turning to the window.

turning

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From this reading “Oh!” she cried playfully, turning to the window.

up

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

was

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From this reading The occupier was much disappointed, and straight-way informed Henchard, as soon as he saw him, that a scheme of the Council for setting him up in a shop had been knocked on the head by Farfrae.

When

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From this reading When Farfrae got indoors that evening the tea-kettle was singing on the high hob of the semi-egg-shaped grate.

whereupon

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From this reading Lucetta, light as a sylph, ran forward and seized his hands, whereupon Farfrae duly kissed her.

window

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From this reading “Oh!” she cried playfully, turning to the window.

Chapter 27 of The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 27 of The Mayor of Casterbridge contain?

Chapter 27 holds 178 sentences of The Mayor of Casterbridge, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 27 of The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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Vocabulary met early in The Mayor of Casterbridge

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

Death
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Character
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Evening
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Summer
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