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Wuthering Heights

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Wuthering Heights is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Emily Brontë • Curated US English Learning Edition

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1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

This is certainly a beautiful country!

In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

A capital fellow!

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Wuthering Heights

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Wuthering Heights is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

Line 2

This is certainly a beautiful country!

Line 3

In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

Line 4

A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

Line 5

A capital fellow!

All words in this reading · 56

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

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1801

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

a

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

all

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

and

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

are

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

be

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

beautiful

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From this reading This is certainly a beautiful country!

believe

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

between

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

capital

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From this reading A capital fellow!

certainly

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From this reading This is certainly a beautiful country!

completely

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

could

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

country

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From this reading This is certainly a beautiful country!

desolation

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

divide

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

do

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

England

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

fellow

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From this reading A capital fellow!

fixed

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

from

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

have

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

Heathcliff

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

Heaven

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

I

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In

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

is

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From this reading This is certainly a beautiful country!

just

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

landlord

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

misanthropist's

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

Mr

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

my

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

neighbour

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

not

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

of

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

on

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

pair

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

perfect

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

removed

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

returned

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

shall

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

situation

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

so

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

society

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

solitary

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

stir

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From this reading In all England, I do not believe that I could have fixed on a situation so completely removed from the stir of society.

such

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

suitable

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

that

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

the

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

This

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From this reading This is certainly a beautiful country!

to

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

troubled

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us

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From this reading A perfect misanthropist’s Heaven—and Mr. Heathcliff and I are such a suitable pair to divide the desolation between us.

visit

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

with

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From this reading 1801—I have just returned from a visit to my landlord—the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.

Chapter 1 of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 1 of Wuthering Heights contain?

Chapter 1 holds 79 sentences of Wuthering Heights, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 1 of Wuthering Heights?

Work through the 16 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 16 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 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 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 Wuthering Heights

Common questions about reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Wuthering Heights?

Yes. All 6211 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #768 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Wuthering Heights is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #768, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Wuthering Heights take to read?

About 517 minutes of reading across 1243 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Wuthering Heights

Words and structures a reader meets early in Wuthering Heights, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Returned: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wuthering Heights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Visit: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wuthering Heights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Landlord: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wuthering Heights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Solitary: A word that appears in the opening chapter of Wuthering Heights; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.