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The Woman in White
The Woman in White

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Woman in White is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.
At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.
Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.
Lay the blame, pray, on the dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge, and not on me.
Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.
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The Woman in White

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Woman in White is here in full — 325 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/65 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.
Line 2
At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.
Line 3
Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.
Line 4
Lay the blame, pray, on the dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge, and not on me.
Line 5
Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.

Learner Dictionary

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Scholar noun US /ˈskɒl.ər/

A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

From this reading “Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.”

All words in this reading · 74

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a

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

about

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

and

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

as

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

At

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

be

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

before

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

began

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

beginning

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

Besides

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From this reading Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.

blame

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From this reading Lay the blame, pray, on the dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge, and not on me.

candle

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

dear

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

dull

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From this reading Lay the blame, pray, on the dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge, and not on me.

earnestly

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

engaged

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

Fairlie

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

follows

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

for

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

Halcombe

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

have

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From this reading Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.

hearing

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

I

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

in

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

interesting

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From this reading Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.

it

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

Lay

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From this reading Lay the blame, pray, on the dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge, and not on me.

letter

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

life

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From this reading Lay the blame, pray, on the dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge, and not on me.

Limmeridge

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From this reading Lay the blame, pray, on the dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge, and not on me.

little

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

looked

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

me

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From this reading Lay the blame, pray, on the dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge, and not on me.

Miss

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

moment

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

my

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

new

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From this reading Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.

not

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From this reading Lay the blame, pray, on the dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge, and not on me.

of

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

on

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

passed

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

perpetually

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

Philip

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

pray

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From this reading Lay the blame, pray, on the dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge, and not on me.

raised

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

read

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

really

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From this reading Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.

scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/

A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

From this reading Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.

scholars

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

schools

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

seeing

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

She

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

slowly

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

something

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From this reading Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.

spoke

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

tell

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From this reading Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.

terrace

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

that

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

the

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

this

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From this reading Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.

thought

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

time

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From this reading Besides, this time I have something really interesting to tell you about a new scholar.

tired

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

to

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

uneasily

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

uniformity

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From this reading Lay the blame, pray, on the dull uniformity of life at Limmeridge, and not on me.

us

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

walked

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

we

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

well

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From this reading She looked and spoke earnestly, and, as I thought, a little uneasily as well.

were

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

when

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From this reading At the moment when she raised the letter to the candle before beginning to read it, Miss Fairlie passed us on the terrace, looked in for a moment, and seeing that we were engaged, slowly walked on.

will

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

You

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From this reading Miss Halcombe began to read as follows:— “‘You will be tired, my dear Philip, of hearing perpetually about my schools and my scholars.

Chapter 4 of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins holds 325 sentences, grouped into 65 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 Woman in White contain?

Chapter 4 holds 325 sentences of The Woman in White, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 325 sentences, grouped into 65 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.

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Vocabulary met early in The Woman in White

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Third
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Epoch
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Clement
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Teacher
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