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Mansfield Park

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Mansfield Park is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
How did you like her yesterday?”
Very wellvery much.
I like to hear her talk.
She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”
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Mansfield Park

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Mansfield Park is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.
Line 2
How did you like her yesterday?”
Line 3
Very wellvery much.
Line 4
I like to hear her talk.
Line 5
She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

All words in this reading · 45

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after

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

and

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

at

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

Crawford

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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

day

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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

did

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From this reading “How did you like her yesterday?”

do

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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

Edmund

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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

entertains

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From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

extremely

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From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

Fanny

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

great

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

have

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

hear

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From this reading I like to hear her talk.

her

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From this reading “How did you like her yesterday?”

himself

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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I like to hear her talk.

in

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From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

is

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

looking

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

me

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

Miss

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

much

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Very well—very much.

next

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From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

now

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

on

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

pleasure

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

pretty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

She

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

so

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

some

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

subject

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

talk

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I like to hear her talk.

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She entertains me; and she is so extremely pretty, that I have great pleasure in looking at her.”

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

thinking

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

time

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I like to hear her talk.

Very

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Very well—very much.

Well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

yesterday

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “How did you like her yesterday?”

you

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well, Fanny, and how do you like Miss Crawford _now_?” said Edmund the next day, after thinking some time on the subject himself.

Chapter 6 of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen holds 177 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 6 of Mansfield Park contain?

Chapter 6 holds 177 sentences of Mansfield Park, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of Mansfield Park by Jane Austen exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 177 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.

How do I study chapter 6 of Mansfield Park?

Work through the 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 36 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.

Questions about reading Mansfield Park

Common questions about reading Mansfield Park by Jane Austen on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Mansfield Park?

Yes. All 6641 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #141 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Mansfield Park is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #141, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Mansfield Park take to read?

About 553 minutes of reading across 1329 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Mansfield Park section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of Mansfield Park 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 Mansfield Park

Words and structures a reader meets early in Mansfield Park, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Thirty
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mansfield Park; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Years
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mansfield Park; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Maria
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mansfield Park; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Huntingdon
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mansfield Park; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.