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A Little Princess
Being the whole story of
A Little Princess Being the whole story of

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Being the whole story of
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She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.
"Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.
I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."
"Is it the Bastille yet?" asked Ermengarde, eagerly.
"Do you always pretend it is the Bastille?"
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A Little Princess Being the whole story of

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.
Line 2
"Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.
Line 3
I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."
Line 4
"Is it the Bastille yet?" asked Ermengarde, eagerly.
Line 5
"Do you always pretend it is the Bastille?"

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a

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From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

always

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

and

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

asked

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From this reading "Is it the Bastille yet?" asked Ermengarde, eagerly.

attitude

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From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

away

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

Bastille

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From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

be

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From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

Besides

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From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

bit

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

bread

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

can

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

cook

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

Do

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From this reading "Do you always pretend it is the Bastille?"

down

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From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

eagerly

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From this reading "Is it the Bastille yet?" asked Ermengarde, eagerly.

enough

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

Ermengarde

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From this reading "Is it the Bastille yet?" asked Ermengarde, eagerly.

favorite

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From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

floor

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From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

friend

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From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

get

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

has

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

he

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From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

her

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From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

him

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

holding

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From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

I

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

in

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From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

is

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

From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

it

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

knees

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From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

my

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From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

of

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

From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

on

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From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

pretend

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From this reading "Do you always pretend it is the Bastille?"

quite

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

rat

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From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

said

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From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

sat

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From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

sent

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From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

She

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From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

support

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

the

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

From this reading She sat down on the floor in her favorite attitude, holding her knees.

thrown

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From this reading I can always get a bit of bread the cook has thrown away, and it is quite enough to support him."

to

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From this reading "Besides," she said, "he is a Bastille rat sent to be my friend.

yet

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From this reading "Is it the Bastille yet?" asked Ermengarde, eagerly.

you

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From this reading "Do you always pretend it is the Bastille?"

Chapter 11 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 11 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of contain?

Chapter 11 holds 207 sentences of A Little Princess Being the whole story of, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 11 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of?

Work through the 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.

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