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The House Behind the Cedars

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The House Behind the Cedars is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

"Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

Do you--love me?"

To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

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Chapter VI Reading 1/33

The House Behind the Cedars

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The House Behind the Cedars is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

Line 2

They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

Line 3

"Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

Line 4

Do you--love me?"

Line 5

To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

All words in this reading · 64

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a

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

along

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

arm

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

avowal

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

but

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

came

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

church

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

clasping

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could

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

declaration

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

deserted

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Do

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From this reading Do you--love me?"

evening

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

first

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

for

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

force

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

formal

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

from

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

greater

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

had

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

hand

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

have

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

he

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

his

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

home

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

I

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

in

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

left

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

love

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

me

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From this reading Do you--love me?"

Miss

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

moonlight

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

more

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

much

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

on

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

one

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

presence

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

quiet

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

quite

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

Rena

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

rested

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

right

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

Rowena

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

said

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

seemed

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

simple

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

street

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

summer

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

than

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

that

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

the

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

their

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

They

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

this

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

To

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From this reading To Rena this simple avowal came with much greater force than a more formal declaration could have had.

told

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

Tryon

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

walking

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

Warwick

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

way

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From this reading Tryon first told his love for Rena one summer evening on their way home from church.

were

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

which

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From this reading They were walking in the moonlight along the quiet street, which, but for their presence, seemed quite deserted.

with

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

you

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From this reading "Miss Warwick--Rowena," he said, clasping with his right hand the hand that rested on his left arm, "I love you!

Chapter 6 of The House Behind the Cedars by Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 House Behind the Cedars contain?

Chapter 6 holds 166 sentences of The House Behind the Cedars, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The House Behind the Cedars by Charles W. (Charles Waddell) Chesnutt exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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.

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Vocabulary met early in The House Behind the Cedars

Words and structures a reader meets early in The House Behind the Cedars, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Touches: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House Behind the Cedars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Things: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House Behind the Cedars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Destroying: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House Behind the Cedars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bestow: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The House Behind the Cedars; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.