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Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy is available here as the complete text, split into 1572 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #27.

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Far from the Madding Crowd

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  1. Chapter I 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Night—the Flock—an Interior—another Interior 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 67 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Departure of Bathsheba—a Pastoral Tragedy 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 54 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Malthouse—the Chat—news 71 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Homestead—a Visitor—half Confidences 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Melchester Moor—snow—a Meeting 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Farmers—a Rule—an Exception 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Effect of the Letter—sunrise 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Morning Meeting—the Letter Again 49 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII In the Market-Place 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Boldwood in Meditation—a Visit 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Perplexity—grinding the Shears—a Quarrel 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Troubles in the Fold—a Message 64 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Eventide—a Second Declaration 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Same Night—the Fir Plantation 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Scene on the Verge of the Hay-Mead 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Hiving the Bees 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Particulars of a Twilight Walk 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Blame—fury 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII In the Sun—a Harbinger 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Home Again—a Juggler 73 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Wealth in Jeopardy—the Revel 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Storm—the Two Together 50 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Coming Home—a Cry 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII On Casterbridge Highway 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Joseph and His Burden—buck’s Head 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Fanny’s Revenge 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Troy’s Romanticism 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII The Gurgoyle: Its Doings 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII Doubts Arise—doubts Vanish 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Oak’s Advancement—a Great Hope 58 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV Bathsheba Talks with Her Outrider 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 104 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII After the Shock 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII The March Following—“bathsheba Boldwood” 52 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX A Foggy Night and Morning—conclusion 22 readings five lines each Open chapter

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