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A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Beatrix Potter • Curated US English Learning Edition

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WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

"How shall you ever get them out again?

It is like a money-box!" said Goody.

"I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

THEY did collect quantities--because they did not lose them!

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Chapter V Reading 1/47

A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

Line 2

"How shall you ever get them out again?

Line 3

It is like a money-box!" said Goody.

Line 4

"I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

Line 5

THEY did collect quantities--because they did not lose them!

All words in this reading · 56

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a

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

again

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From this reading "How shall you ever get them out again?

bags

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

be

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From this reading "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

because

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From this reading THEY did collect quantities--because they did not lose them!

before

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From this reading "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

began

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

belonged

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

collect

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From this reading THEY did collect quantities--because they did not lose them!

did

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From this reading THEY did collect quantities--because they did not lose them!

down

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

empty

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

ever

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From this reading "How shall you ever get them out again?

full

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

get

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Goody

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From this reading It is like a money-box!" said Goody.

had

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

high

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

hole

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

How

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From this reading "How shall you ever get them out again?

I

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From this reading "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

inside

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

into

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

is

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From this reading It is like a money-box!" said Goody.

It

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From this reading It is like a money-box!" said Goody.

like

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From this reading It is like a money-box!" said Goody.

lose

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From this reading THEY did collect quantities--because they did not lose them!

love

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From this reading "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

money-box

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From this reading It is like a money-box!" said Goody.

much

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From this reading "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

my

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From this reading "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

not

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From this reading THEY did collect quantities--because they did not lose them!

nuts

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

out

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From this reading "How shall you ever get them out again?

peeping

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From this reading "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

quantities

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From this reading THEY did collect quantities--because they did not lose them!

rattled

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

said

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From this reading It is like a money-box!" said Goody.

shall

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From this reading "How shall you ever get them out again?

spring-time

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From this reading "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

stumps

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

that

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

the

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

them

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From this reading "How shall you ever get them out again?

these

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

they

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

thinner

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From this reading "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

Timmy

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From this reading "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

Tiptoes

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From this reading "I shall be much thinner before spring-time, my love," said Timmy Tiptoes, peeping into the hole.

to

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

tree

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

up

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

were

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

WHEN

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

wood-pecker

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From this reading WHEN these stumps were full, they began to empty the bags into a hole high up a tree, that had belonged to a wood-pecker; the nuts rattled down--down--down inside.

you

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From this reading "How shall you ever get them out again?

Chapter 5 of A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories by Beatrix Potter holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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 5 of A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories contain?

Chapter 5 holds 236 sentences of A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories by Beatrix Potter exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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 5 of A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories?

Work through the 48 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 48 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 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 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.

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Common questions about reading A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories by Beatrix Potter on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories?

Yes. All 1654 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #582 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #582, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories take to read?

About 137 minutes of reading across 331 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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