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The Secret Garden

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Secret Garden is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Frances Hodgson Burnett • Curated US English Learning Edition

At first each day which passed by for Mary Lennox was exactly like the others.

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English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5

“THERE WAS SOMEONE CRYING—THERE WAS!”

The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

There could be no going out today.

“What do you do in your cottage when it rains like this?” she asked Martha.

“Try to keep from under each other’s feet mostly,” Martha answered.

Narrator

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LEARNER DICTIONARY

Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter VI Reading 1/26

The Secret Garden

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Secret Garden is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“THERE WAS SOMEONE CRYING—THERE WAS!”

Line 2

The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

Line 3

There could be no going out today.

Line 4

“What do you do in your cottage when it rains like this?” she asked Martha.

Line 5

“Try to keep from under each other’s feet mostly,” Martha answered.

All words in this reading · 55

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

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again

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

almost

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

and

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

answered

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From this reading “Try to keep from under each other’s feet mostly,” Martha answered.

asked

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From this reading “What do you do in your cottage when it rains like this?” she asked Martha.

be

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From this reading There could be no going out today.

by

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

cloud

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

cottage

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could

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From this reading There could be no going out today.

CRYING

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From this reading “THERE WAS SOMEONE CRYING—THERE WAS!”

day

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

do

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down

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

each

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From this reading “Try to keep from under each other’s feet mostly,” Martha answered.

feet

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from

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going

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From this reading There could be no going out today.

gray

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

her

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

hidden

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

in

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

it

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keep

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From this reading “Try to keep from under each other’s feet mostly,” Martha answered.

like

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From this reading “What do you do in your cottage when it rains like this?” she asked Martha.

looked

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

Martha

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Mary

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

mist

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

moor

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

mostly

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From this reading “Try to keep from under each other’s feet mostly,” Martha answered.

next

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

no

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From this reading There could be no going out today.

of

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

other's

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From this reading “Try to keep from under each other’s feet mostly,” Martha answered.

out

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

poured

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

rain

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

rains

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From this reading “What do you do in your cottage when it rains like this?” she asked Martha.

she

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From this reading “What do you do in your cottage when it rains like this?” she asked Martha.

SOMEONE

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From this reading “THERE WAS SOMEONE CRYING—THERE WAS!”

The

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

THERE

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From this reading “THERE WAS SOMEONE CRYING—THERE WAS!”

this

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From this reading “What do you do in your cottage when it rains like this?” she asked Martha.

to

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From this reading “Try to keep from under each other’s feet mostly,” Martha answered.

today

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From this reading There could be no going out today.

torrents

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

Try

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From this reading “Try to keep from under each other’s feet mostly,” Martha answered.

under

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From this reading “Try to keep from under each other’s feet mostly,” Martha answered.

WAS

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From this reading “THERE WAS SOMEONE CRYING—THERE WAS!”

What

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From this reading “What do you do in your cottage when it rains like this?” she asked Martha.

when

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

window

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From this reading The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary looked out of her window the moor was almost hidden by gray mist and cloud.

you

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your

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Chapter Quiz

Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 05: The Cry In The Corridor?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "At first each day which passed by for Mary Lennox was exactly like the...", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

Repeat the selected source lines aloud to practice rhythm, stress, and clear US English pronunciation.

Narrator: At first each day which passed by for Mary Lennox was exactly like the

Narrator: But there must have been one ten years ago,

Chapter 6 of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 Secret Garden contain?

Chapter 6 holds 134 sentences of The Secret Garden, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 Secret Garden?

Work through the 27 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 27 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 The Secret Garden

Common questions about reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Secret Garden?

Yes. All 5579 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #113 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Secret Garden is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #113, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Secret Garden take to read?

About 464 minutes of reading across 1116 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Secret Garden section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The Secret Garden

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

Lennox: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Garden; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Misselthwaite: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Garden; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Manor: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Garden; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Uncle: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Secret Garden; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.