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The Quiet Heart

The Quiet Heart by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant is available here as the complete text, split into 505 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant37 chapters

The Quiet Heart by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #59326.

37 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 37 chapters

Course Syllabus

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

The Quiet Heart

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

0 of 493 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 18 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 25 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 20 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 15 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of The Quiet Heart by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #59326, divided into 37 chapters and 505 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 The Quiet Heart in full?

The complete text of The Quiet Heart is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #59326 and divided into 505 sections.

This page carries the whole of The Quiet Heart by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #59326, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2523 sentences across 37 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 The Quiet Heart divided for reading?

The Quiet Heart is presented in 37 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

Rather than presenting The Quiet Heart as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 505 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 37 chapters.

Can I hear The Quiet Heart read aloud?

Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Quiet Heart can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.

Every sentence of The Quiet Heart 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 The Quiet Heart

Common questions about reading The Quiet Heart by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Quiet Heart?

Yes. All 2523 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #59326 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Quiet Heart is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #59326, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Quiet Heart take to read?

About 210 minutes of reading across 505 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Quiet Heart section by section

How to work through The Quiet Heart section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

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  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 The Quiet Heart

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Quiet Heart, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Jenny
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Quiet Heart; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Menie
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Quiet Heart; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Exclaimed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Quiet Heart; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Impatient
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Quiet Heart; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.