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The Secret Garden

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Secret Garden is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Frances Hodgson Burnett • Curated US English Learning Edition

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.

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THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

“Look at the moor!

Look at the moor!”

The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.

The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.

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Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter VII Reading 1/29

The Secret Garden

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of The Secret Garden is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

Line 2

“Look at the moor!

Line 3

Look at the moor!”

Line 4

The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.

Line 5

The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.

All words in this reading · 48

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a

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after

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and

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

arched

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From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.

at

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From this reading “Look at the moor!

away

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bed

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been

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blue

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From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.

brilliant

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From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.

by

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called

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ceased

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clouds

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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.

days

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deep

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ended

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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.

eyes

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

GARDEN

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gray

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had

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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.

her

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high

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immediately

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in

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itself

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KEY

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

Look

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From this reading “Look at the moor!

Martha

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

Mary

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

mist

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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.

moor

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From this reading “Look at the moor!

moorland

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night

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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.

opened

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

over

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From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.

rainstorm

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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.

sat

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

she

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

sky

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From this reading The wind itself had ceased and a brilliant, deep blue sky arched high over the moorland.

swept

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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.

THE

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

this

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

TO

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

Two

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upright

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

when

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From this reading THE KEY TO THE GARDEN Two days after this, when Mary opened her eyes she sat upright in bed immediately, and called to Martha.

wind

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From this reading The rainstorm had ended and the gray mist and clouds had been swept away in the night by the wind.

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 06: “There Was Someone Crying—There Was!”?

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

According to the text: "The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary...", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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

Narrator: The next day the rain poured down in torrents again, and when Mary

Narrator: children, and wonder what their names were, and where they had gone,

Chapter 7 of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 7 of The Secret Garden contain?

Chapter 7 holds 147 sentences of The Secret Garden, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 7 of The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 7 of The Secret Garden?

Work through the 30 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 30 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 7 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 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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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.

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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.