Learn English through classic literature • Five-line readings • Clear US narration
VELMORA ACADEMY
Academy of Archival Languages & Memory Studies
Menu Close
The Cloister and the Hearth
The Cloister and the Hearth

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Cloister and the Hearth is here in full — 1600 sentences across 320 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Cover illustration for The Cloister and the Hearth
Context Illustration Reading 1/320 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”
In very deed she hath.
Fear me not, good mother.
Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.
Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”
0:00 / 0:00
Speed 0.75x
AI-generated narration by OpenAI · Slow US English
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Cloister and the Hearth

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Cloister and the Hearth is here in full — 1600 sentences across 320 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/320 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”
Line 2
In very deed she hath.
/ɪn ˈveri diːd ʃiː hæθ/
Line 3
Fear me not, good mother.
/fɪr miː nɑːt ɡʊd ˈmʌðər/
Line 4
Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.
/let hɜːr kʌm ənd red ðə ˈletər ʌv ðə puːr bɔɪ ʃiː hæθ baɪ ˈdevlɪʃ ɑːrts bɪˈwɪtʃt ənd ðen let hɜːr ɡoʊ/
Line 5
Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”
/ɡɪv miː jɔːr wɜːrdz tuː ʃoʊ hɜːr noʊ ˈkaʊntənəns bɪˈɑːnd ˈdiːsənt ənd kənˈstreɪnd səˈvɪləti les wiː meɪ nɑːt ˈbiːɪŋ ɪn ˈaʊər oʊn haʊs ənd aɪ wɪl seɪ noʊ mɔːr/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

arts noun US /ɑːrts/

studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

From this reading “Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.”

bewitched adjective US /bɪˈwɪtʃt/

captured, as if under a spell

From this reading “Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.”

Catherine noun US /ˈkæθərən/

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading ““Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?””

civility noun US /səˈvɪləti/

formal or perfunctory politeness

From this reading “Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.””

constrained adjective US /kənˈstreɪnd/

lacking spontaneity; not natural

From this reading “Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.””

devilish adjective US /ˈdevlɪʃ/

showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

From this reading “Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.”

Heaven's noun US /ˈhevənz/

possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading ““Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?””

wench noun US /wentʃ/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading ““Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?””

All words in this reading · 70

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

artsnounUS /ɑːrts/

studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

bewitchedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪtʃt/

captured, as if under a spell

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

CatherinenounUS /ˈkæθərən/

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

civilitynounUS /səˈvɪləti/

formal or perfunctory politeness

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

constrainedadjectiveUS /kənˈstreɪnd/

lacking spontaneity; not natural

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

countenancenounUS /ˈkaʊntənəns/

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

decentadjectiveUS /ˈdiːsənt/

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

deednounUS /diːd/

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading “In very deed she hath.

devilishadjectiveUS /ˈdevlɪʃ/

showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

earsnounUS /ɪrz/

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

FearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Fear me not, good mother.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

GiveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Fear me not, good mother.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

Heaven'snounUS /ˈhevənz/

possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

illadjectiveUS /ɪl/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “In very deed she hath.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Fear me not, good mother.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Fear me not, good mother.

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

Richart

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

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

sakenounUS /seɪk/

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Let her come and read the letter of the poor boy she hath by devilish arts bewitched and then let her go.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading “In very deed she hath.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

wenchnounUS /wentʃ/

informal terms for a (young) woman

From this reading “Nay, Richart,” said Catherine at last, “for Heaven's sake let not this one sorry wench set us all by the ears: hath she not made ill blood enough already?”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Give me your words to show her no countenance beyond decent and constrained civility: less we may not, being in our own house; and I will say no more.”

Chapter 22 of The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade holds 1600 sentences, grouped into 320 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 22 of The Cloister and the Hearth contain?

Chapter 22 holds 1600 sentences of The Cloister and the Hearth, unabridged, divided into 320 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 22 of The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1600 sentences, grouped into 320 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 22 of The Cloister and the Hearth?

Work through the 320 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 320 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 22 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 22 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 The Cloister and the Hearth

Common questions about reading The Cloister and the Hearth by Charles Reade on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Cloister and the Hearth?

Yes. All 17624 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1366 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Cloister and the Hearth is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #1366, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Cloister and the Hearth take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 3525 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Cloister and the Hearth section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 40 chapters of The Cloister and the Hearth 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 The Cloister and the Hearth

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Cloister and the Hearth, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Passes
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cloister and the Hearth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Earth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cloister and the Hearth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Women
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cloister and the Hearth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Great
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Cloister and the Hearth; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.