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The Woman in White

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Woman in White is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I looked at himmerely looked at himwith my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.
It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.
Born without nervesevidently born without nerves.
You hesitate?” he said.
Mr. Fairlie!
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The Woman in White

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of The Woman in White is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
I looked at himmerely looked at himwith my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.
Line 2
It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.
Line 3
Born without nervesevidently born without nerves.
Line 4
You hesitate?” he said.
Line 5
Mr. Fairlie!

All words in this reading · 54

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

amazing

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

and

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

appear

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From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

assurance

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

at

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

Born

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From this reading Born without nerves—evidently born without nerves.

but

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From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

dawning

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

did

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From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

every

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

evidently

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From this reading Born without nerves—evidently born without nerves.

expressed

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

face

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

Fairlie

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From this reading “Mr. Fairlie!

for

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

have

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

he

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From this reading “You hesitate?” he said.

hesitate

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From this reading “You hesitate?” he said.

him

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

his

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

I

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

impression

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From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

in

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

incredible

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From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

is

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From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

It

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From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

line

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

looked

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

Louis

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

merely

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

Mr

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From this reading “Mr. Fairlie!

my

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

nerves

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From this reading Born without nerves—evidently born without nerves.

not

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From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

of

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

on

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From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

out

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

perfectly

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

From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

produce

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From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

quite

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From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

resolution

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

From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

ring

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

room

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

said

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From this reading “You hesitate?” he said.

sense

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

shown

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

slightest

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

From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

that

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

From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

the

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

From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

to

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

From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

true

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

From this reading It is perfectly incredible, but quite true, that my face did not appear to produce the slightest impression on him.

with

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From this reading I looked at him—merely looked at him—with my sense of his amazing assurance, and my dawning resolution to ring for Louis and have him shown out of the room expressed in every line of my face.

without

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From this reading Born without nerves—evidently born without nerves.

You

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From this reading “You hesitate?” he said.

Chapter 24 of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins holds 329 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 24 of The Woman in White contain?

Chapter 24 holds 329 sentences of The Woman in White, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 24 of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 329 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 24 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 24 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 24 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
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.
Epoch
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Clement
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Teacher
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