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The White People
The White People

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The White People is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Frances Hodgson Burnett • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 4 of The White People by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 4 of The White People contain?

Chapter 4 holds 260 sentences of The White People, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of The White People by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 4 of The White People?

Work through the 52 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 52 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 4 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 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 White People

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

Is this the complete text of The White People?

Yes. All 1451 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #459 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The White People is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #459, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The White People take to read?

About 120 minutes of reading across 291 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The White People section by section

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

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Vocabulary met early in The White People

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

Perhaps
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Things
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Happened
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Never
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My guardian was a man whose custom it was to give large and dignified parties.
Among his grand and fashionable guests there was nearly always a sprinkling of the more important members of the literary world.
The night after I arrived there was to be a particularly notable dinner.
I had come prepared to appear at it.
Jean had brought fine array for me and a case of jewels.
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The White People

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The White People is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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My guardian was a man whose custom it was to give large and dignified parties.
Line 2
Among his grand and fashionable guests there was nearly always a sprinkling of the more important members of the literary world.
Line 3
The night after I arrived there was to be a particularly notable dinner.
Line 4
I had come prepared to appear at it.
Line 5
Jean had brought fine array for me and a case of jewels.
All words in this reading · 51

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after

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always

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Among

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and

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appear

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From this reading I had come prepared to appear at it.

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array

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From this reading Jean had brought fine array for me and a case of jewels.

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arrived

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at

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From this reading I had come prepared to appear at it.

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be

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From this reading The night after I arrived there was to be a particularly notable dinner.

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brought

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From this reading Jean had brought fine array for me and a case of jewels.

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case

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From this reading Jean had brought fine array for me and a case of jewels.

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come

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From this reading I had come prepared to appear at it.

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custom

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dignified

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dinner

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fashionable

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fine

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From this reading Jean had brought fine array for me and a case of jewels.

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for

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give

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grand

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guardian

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guests

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had

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From this reading I had come prepared to appear at it.

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his

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I

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important

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it

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From this reading My guardian was a man whose custom it was to give large and dignified parties.

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Jean

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From this reading Jean had brought fine array for me and a case of jewels.

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jewels

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large

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literary

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man

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me

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members

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more

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My

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nearly

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night

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notable

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From this reading The night after I arrived there was to be a particularly notable dinner.

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of

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particularly

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From this reading The night after I arrived there was to be a particularly notable dinner.

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parties

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From this reading My guardian was a man whose custom it was to give large and dignified parties.

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prepared

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From this reading I had come prepared to appear at it.

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sprinkling

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the

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there

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to

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was

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From this reading My guardian was a man whose custom it was to give large and dignified parties.

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whose

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From this reading My guardian was a man whose custom it was to give large and dignified parties.

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world

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From this reading Among his grand and fashionable guests there was nearly always a sprinkling of the more important members of the literary world.

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