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The White People

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The White People is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.
As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.
That sounds like Gelert.
Is he shut up somewhere?”
Gelert was a beautiful sheep-dog who belonged to Feargus and was his heart’s friend.
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The White People

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The White People is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.
Line 2
As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.
Line 3
That sounds like Gelert.
Line 4
Is he shut up somewhere?”
Line 5
Gelert was a beautiful sheep-dog who belonged to Feargus and was his heart’s friend.

All words in this reading · 51

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

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a

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

and

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

As

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

away

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

back

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

beautiful

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From this reading Gelert was a beautiful sheep-dog who belonged to Feargus and was his heart’s friend.

belonged

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From this reading Gelert was a beautiful sheep-dog who belonged to Feargus and was his heart’s friend.

castle

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

dog

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

door

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

drenched

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

entered

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

Feargus

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From this reading Gelert was a beautiful sheep-dog who belonged to Feargus and was his heart’s friend.

floated

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

friend

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From this reading Gelert was a beautiful sheep-dog who belonged to Feargus and was his heart’s friend.

Gelert

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From this reading “That sounds like Gelert.

golden

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

had

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

hall

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

he

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From this reading Is he shut up somewhere?”

heard

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

heart's

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From this reading Gelert was a beautiful sheep-dog who belonged to Feargus and was his heart’s friend.

his

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From this reading Gelert was a beautiful sheep-dog who belonged to Feargus and was his heart’s friend.

howling

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

I

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

Is

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From this reading Is he shut up somewhere?”

it

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

like

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From this reading “That sounds like Gelert.

men-servants

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

mist

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

moor

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

of

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

one

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

opened

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

sheep-dog

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From this reading Gelert was a beautiful sheep-dog who belonged to Feargus and was his heart’s friend.

shut

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From this reading Is he shut up somewhere?”

somewhere

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From this reading Is he shut up somewhere?”

sound

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

sounds

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From this reading “That sounds like Gelert.

spoke

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

sunshine

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

That

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “That sounds like Gelert.

The

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

to

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

up

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From this reading Is he shut up somewhere?”

was

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

we

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

went

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

when

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

who

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From this reading As we entered the hall I heard the sound of a dog howling, and spoke of it to one of the men-servants who had opened the door.

with

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From this reading The mist had floated away, and the moor was drenched with golden sunshine when we went back to the castle.

Chapter 10 of The White People by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 170 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 10 of The White People contain?

Chapter 10 holds 170 sentences of The White People, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of The White People by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 170 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.

How do I study chapter 10 of The White People?

Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 34 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 10 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 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 1402 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 116 minutes of reading across 281 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The White People section by section

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  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 10 chapters of The White People to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

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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
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The White People; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Things
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The White People; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Happened
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The White People; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Never
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The White People; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.