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The Black Dwarf
The Black Dwarf

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Black Dwarf is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
--HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I.
The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.
The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.
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The Black Dwarf

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Black Dwarf is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.
Line 2
--HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I.
Line 3
The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.
Line 4
Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.
Line 5
The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

All words in this reading · 75

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a

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

again

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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.

among

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

and

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

are

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

be

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

body

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

booty

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

broad

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

called

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

clouds

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

consumed

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

day

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

day's

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

deeper

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

desolate

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

Diana's

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

Evening

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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.

favourite

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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.

foresters

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

found

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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.

FOURTH

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From this reading --HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I.

garden

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

gave

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

gentlemen

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

gloomy

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

had

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

he

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

heathy

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

HENRY

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From this reading --HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I.

him

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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.

his

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

I

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From this reading --HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I.

in

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

interview

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

ladies

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

Let

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

lustre

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

minions

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

moon

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

moor

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

mountains

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

night's

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

not

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

of

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

on

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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.

outline

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

over

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

PART

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From this reading --HENRY THE FOURTH, PART I.

precincts

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

purple

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

red

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

remainder

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

rolling

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

seas

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

seated

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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.

setting

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

shade

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

Solitary

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

spot

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

squires

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

stone

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From this reading Evening again found him seated on his favourite stone.

sun

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

surrounded

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

that

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

the

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

thieves

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

this

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

threw

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

to

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From this reading The sun setting red, and among seas of rolling clouds, threw a gloomy lustre over the moor, and gave a deeper purple to the broad outline of heathy mountains which surrounded this desolate spot.

us

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From this reading Let not us that are squires of the night’s body be called thieves of the day’s booty; let us be Diana’s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.

which

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

with

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

within

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

young

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From this reading The Solitary had consumed the remainder of that day in which he had the interview with the young ladies, within the precincts of his garden.

Chapter 6 of The Black Dwarf by Walter Scott holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 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 The Black Dwarf contain?

Chapter 6 holds 56 sentences of The Black Dwarf, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Black Dwarf by Walter Scott exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 56 sentences, grouped into 12 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 The Black Dwarf?

Work through the 12 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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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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How long does The Black Dwarf take to read?

About 152 minutes of reading across 367 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Black Dwarf

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

Preliminary
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Philosophy
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Shepherd
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April
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