Complete classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
Cover of Chantry House
Project Gutenberg Library B1C1

Chantry House

Chantry House by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge is available here as the complete text, split into 758 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge40 chapters

Chantry House by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #7378.

40 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
Open Chapter I

Academic course · 40 chapters

Course Syllabus

This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.

Chantry House

Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.

0 of 740 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I A Nursery Prose 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Schoolroom Days 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Win and Slow 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV A Helping Hand 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Valley of Humiliation 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI The Inheritance 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Rats 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX ‘They Fordys.’ 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Scrape 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The Mullion Chamber 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Rational Theories 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV The Siege of Hillside 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Portrait 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI The White Feather 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Veni, Vidi, Vici 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Outside of the Courtship 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 24 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX After the Tempest 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Holiday-Making 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII C. Morbus, Esq 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Peter’s Thunderbolt 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV Love and Obedience 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Una or Duessa 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Facilis Descensus 21 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII The River’s Bank 26 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Griff’s Bird 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Slack Water 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI Outward Bound 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Too Late 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII A Purpose 23 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Wills Old and New 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV On a Spree 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI The Price 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Achieved 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  39. Chapter XXXIX The Fordyce Story 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  40. Chapter XL The Last Discovery 14 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Chantry House by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #7378, divided into 40 chapters and 758 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

Where can I read Chantry House in full?

The complete text of Chantry House is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #7378 and divided into 758 sections.

This page carries the whole of Chantry House by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #7378, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 3787 sentences across 40 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.

How is Chantry House divided for reading?

Chantry House is presented in 40 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting Chantry House as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 758 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 40 chapters.

Can I hear Chantry House read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Chantry House can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of Chantry House can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

Questions about reading Chantry House

Common questions about reading Chantry House by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Chantry House?

Yes. All 3787 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #7378 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Chantry House is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #7378, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Chantry House take to read?

About 315 minutes of reading across 758 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Chantry House section by section

How to work through Chantry House section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of Chantry House to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Chantry House

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

Heart
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantry House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Existence
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantry House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Measures
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantry House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Longer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Chantry House; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.