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The Woman in White

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Woman in White is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.
A visitor has arrivedquite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.
We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tartwhen the servant entered to announce the visitor.
Mr. Merriman has just come, Sir Percival, and wishes to see you immediately.”
Sir Percival started, and looked at the man with an expression of angry alarm.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Woman in White

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Woman in White is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.
Line 2
A visitor has arrivedquite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.
Line 3
We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tartwhen the servant entered to announce the visitor.
Line 4
Mr. Merriman has just come, Sir Percival, and wishes to see you immediately.”
Line 5
Sir Percival started, and looked at the man with an expression of angry alarm.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Chronicle noun US /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/

A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)

From this reading “June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.”

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16th

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From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

A

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

alarm

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From this reading Sir Percival started, and looked at the man with an expression of angry alarm.

all

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

amused

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

an

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From this reading Sir Percival started, and looked at the man with an expression of angry alarm.

and

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From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

angry

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From this reading Sir Percival started, and looked at the man with an expression of angry alarm.

announce

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

any

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

apparently

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

arrived

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

as

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

asking

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

at

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

beings

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

besides

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From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

boarding-schools

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

but

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

by

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

chroniclenounUS /ˈkrɑː.nɪ.kəl/

A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)

From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

come

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From this reading “Mr. Merriman has just come, Sir Percival, and wishes to see you immediately.”

Count

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

devoured

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

devours

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

entered

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

expression

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From this reading Sir Percival started, and looked at the man with an expression of angry alarm.

for

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

fourth

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

French

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

girls

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

gravely

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

had

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

has

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

have

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

his

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

human

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

I

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

ideas

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From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

immediately

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From this reading “Mr. Merriman has just come, Sir Percival, and wishes to see you immediately.”

impressions

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From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

in

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

into

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

it

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

June

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From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

just

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

Laura

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

looked

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From this reading Sir Percival started, and looked at the man with an expression of angry alarm.

lunch

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

man

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From this reading Sir Percival started, and looked at the man with an expression of angry alarm.

me

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

Merriman

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From this reading “Mr. Merriman has just come, Sir Percival, and wishes to see you immediately.”

Mr

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From this reading “Mr. Merriman has just come, Sir Percival, and wishes to see you immediately.”

my

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From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

never

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

new

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

of

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From this reading Sir Percival started, and looked at the man with an expression of angry alarm.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

own

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From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

pastry

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

Percival

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

quite

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

room

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

see

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

From this reading “Mr. Merriman has just come, Sir Percival, and wishes to see you immediately.”

seen

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

servant

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

Sir

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

Something

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From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

started

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From this reading Sir Percival started, and looked at the man with an expression of angry alarm.

tart

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

that

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

the

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

to

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From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

to-day

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From this reading June 16th.—Something to chronicle to-day besides my own ideas and impressions.

unexpected

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

unknown

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

us

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

verandah

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

visitor

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From this reading A visitor has arrived—quite unknown to Laura and to me, and apparently quite unexpected by Sir Percival.

We

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

were

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

when

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

who

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

windows

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

wishes

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From this reading “Mr. Merriman has just come, Sir Percival, and wishes to see you immediately.”

with

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

yet

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From this reading We were all at lunch, in the room with the new French windows that open into the verandah, and the Count (who devours pastry as I have never yet seen it devoured by any human beings but girls at boarding-schools) had just amused us by asking gravely for his fourth tart—when the servant entered to announce the visitor.

you

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From this reading “Mr. Merriman has just come, Sir Percival, and wishes to see you immediately.”

Chapter 14 of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins holds 313 sentences, grouped into 63 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.

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Third
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Epoch
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Clement
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Woman in White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Woman in White; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.