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The Woman in White

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Woman in White is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.
We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.
You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”
Yes.
I saw you riding away together.”
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The Woman in White

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Woman in White is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/66 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.
Line 2
We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.
Line 3
You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”
Line 4
Yes.
Line 5
I saw you riding away together.”

All words in this reading · 47

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add

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

admirers

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

afterwards

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

alternative

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From this reading “That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.

and

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

are

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

as

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

away

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From this reading I saw you riding away together.”

be

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From this reading “That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.

can

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

even

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From this reading “That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.

Fairlie

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

for

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

forbearance

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

friends

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

generosity

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

he

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

him

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

I

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From this reading I saw you riding away together.”

if

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

interposed

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From this reading “That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.

is

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From this reading “That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.

know

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

me

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

Mr

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

not

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From this reading “That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.

of

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From this reading “That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.

ought

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

our

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

out

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

Percival's

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

regard

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

riding

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From this reading I saw you riding away together.”

saw

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

she

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From this reading “That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.

Sir

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

That

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

From this reading “That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.

thought

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From this reading “That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.

to

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From this reading “That alternative is not even to be thought of,” she interposed.

together

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From this reading I saw you riding away together.”

We

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

well

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From this reading “We are Sir Percival’s friends, and if generosity and forbearance can add to our regard for him, we ought to be Sir Percival’s admirers as well.

went

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

with

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

Yes

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From this reading “Yes.

yesterday

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

You

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From this reading You know that he saw Mr. Fairlie yesterday, and that he afterwards went out with me.”

Chapter 9 of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins holds 330 sentences, grouped into 66 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 9 of The Woman in White contain?

Chapter 9 holds 330 sentences of The Woman in White, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 330 sentences, grouped into 66 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 9 of The Woman in White?

Work through the 66 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 66 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 9 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 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 Woman in White

Common questions about reading The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Woman in White?

Yes. All 13004 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #583 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Woman in White is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #583, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Woman in White take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2601 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Woman in White

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

Third
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Epoch
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Clement
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Teacher
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