Chapter 6 of The White Hand and the Black is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The White Hand and the Black is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MANAMANDHLA'S BEEF. "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope. "There's character in it too. Now I wonder who the deuce it can be from." "Father, _will_ you open it?
Chapter 6 of The White Hand and the Black is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading “MANAMANDHLA'S BEEF.”
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “"There's character in it too.”
in a critical manner
From this reading “"Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.”
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “Now I wonder who the deuce it can be from."”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.”
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “"Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.”
associated with women and not with men
From this reading “"Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “"Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now I wonder who the deuce it can be from."
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading MANAMANDHLA'S BEEF.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now I wonder who the deuce it can be from."
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading "There's character in it too.
in a critical manner
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading Now I wonder who the deuce it can be from."
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Father, _will_ you open it?
associated with women and not with men
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now I wonder who the deuce it can be from."
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I wonder who the deuce it can be from."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's character in it too.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's character in it too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MANAMANDHLA'S BEEF.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I wonder who the deuce it can be from."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Father, _will_ you open it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's character in it too.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "There's character in it too.
which person or people
From this reading Now I wonder who the deuce it can be from."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Father, _will_ you open it?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Now I wonder who the deuce it can be from."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it's a feminine hand," he echoed, gazing critically on the envelope.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Father, _will_ you open it?
Chapter 6 of The White Hand and the Black by Bertram Mitford holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 6 holds 405 sentences of The White Hand and the Black, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The White Hand and the Black by Bertram Mitford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 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.
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.
Common questions about reading The White Hand and the Black by Bertram Mitford on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5671 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32911 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #32911, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 472 minutes of reading across 1135 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The White Hand and the Black section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The White Hand and the Black to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The White Hand and the Black, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
