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A. W. Kinglake
A. W. Kinglake

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of A. W. Kinglake is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By William Tuckwell • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 6 of A. W. Kinglake by William Tuckwell holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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 6 of A. W. Kinglake contain?

Chapter 6 holds 63 sentences of A. W. Kinglake, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of A. W. Kinglake by William Tuckwell exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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 6 of A. W. Kinglake?

Work through the 13 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 13 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 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 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.

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Is this the complete text of A. W. Kinglake?

Yes. All 1587 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #539 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #539, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A. W. Kinglake take to read?

About 132 minutes of reading across 318 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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LATER DAYS, AND DEATH
FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.
The churchyard, Lady Gregory tells us, gave him pause on first seeing the rooms.
“I should not like to live here, I should be afraid of ghosts.”
“Oh no, sir, there is always a policeman round the corner.”
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A. W. Kinglake

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of A. W. Kinglake is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LATER DAYS, AND DEATH
Line 2
FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.
Line 3
The churchyard, Lady Gregory tells us, gave him pause on first seeing the rooms.
Line 4
“I should not like to live here, I should be afraid of ghosts.”
Line 5
“Oh no, sir, there is always a policeman round the corner.”
All words in this reading · 57

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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across

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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afraid

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From this reading “I should not like to live here, I should be afraid of ghosts.”

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always

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From this reading “Oh no, sir, there is always a policeman round the corner.”

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AND

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From this reading LATER DAYS, AND DEATH

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another

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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be

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From this reading “I should not like to live here, I should be afraid of ghosts.”

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bright

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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but

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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cheerful

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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churchyard

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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corner

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From this reading “Oh no, sir, there is always a policeman round the corner.”

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DAYS

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From this reading LATER DAYS, AND DEATH

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DEATH

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From this reading LATER DAYS, AND DEATH

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direction

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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first

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FOR

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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gave

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ghosts

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Gregory

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here

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him

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Hyde

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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I

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From this reading “I should not like to live here, I should be afraid of ghosts.”

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in

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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into

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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is

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From this reading “Oh no, sir, there is always a policeman round the corner.”

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Kinglake

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Lady

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LATER

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From this reading LATER DAYS, AND DEATH

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like

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live

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lived

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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looking

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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no

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From this reading “Oh no, sir, there is always a policeman round the corner.”

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not

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of

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From this reading “I should not like to live here, I should be afraid of ghosts.”

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Oh

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From this reading “Oh no, sir, there is always a policeman round the corner.”

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on

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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one

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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Park

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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pause

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From this reading The churchyard, Lady Gregory tells us, gave him pause on first seeing the rooms.

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Place

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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policeman

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From this reading “Oh no, sir, there is always a policeman round the corner.”

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rooms

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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round

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From this reading “Oh no, sir, there is always a policeman round the corner.”

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seeing

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From this reading The churchyard, Lady Gregory tells us, gave him pause on first seeing the rooms.

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should

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From this reading “I should not like to live here, I should be afraid of ghosts.”

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side

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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sir

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From this reading “Oh no, sir, there is always a policeman round the corner.”

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tells

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From this reading The churchyard, Lady Gregory tells us, gave him pause on first seeing the rooms.

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the

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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there

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From this reading “Oh no, sir, there is always a policeman round the corner.”

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to

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From this reading “I should not like to live here, I should be afraid of ghosts.”

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twenty

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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us

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From this reading The churchyard, Lady Gregory tells us, gave him pause on first seeing the rooms.

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years

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From this reading FOR twenty years Kinglake lived in Hyde Park Place, in bright cheerful rooms looking in one direction across the Park, but on another side into a churchyard.

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