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

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Suppose I had dry clothes on," she thought.
"Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.
And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.
SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."
Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes.
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A Little Princess Being the whole story of

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Suppose I had dry clothes on," she thought.
Line 2
"Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.
Line 3
And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.
Line 4
SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."
Line 5
Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes.

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a

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From this reading "Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.

all

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

and

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From this reading "Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.

baker's

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

belonged

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

buns

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

buy

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

clothes

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From this reading "Suppose I had dry clothes on," she thought.

coat

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From this reading "Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.

did

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

dry

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From this reading "Suppose I had dry clothes on," she thought.

eat

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

find

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

go

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

good

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From this reading "Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.

had

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From this reading "Suppose I had dry clothes on," she thought.

happen

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From this reading Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes.

hot

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

hottest

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

I

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From this reading "Suppose I had dry clothes on," she thought.

if

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

in

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From this reading Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes.

into

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

just

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

long

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From this reading "Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.

merino

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From this reading "Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.

near

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

nobody

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

odd

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From this reading Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes.

of

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

on

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From this reading "Suppose I had dry clothes on," she thought.

she

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From this reading "Suppose I had dry clothes on," she thought.

shoes

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From this reading "Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.

shop

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

should

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

six

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

sixpence

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

sold

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

Some

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From this reading Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes.

sometimes

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From this reading Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes.

stockings

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From this reading "Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.

stopping

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

Suppose

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From this reading "Suppose I had dry clothes on," she thought.

the

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

them

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

they

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

thick

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From this reading "Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.

things

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From this reading Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes.

this

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From this reading Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes.

thought

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From this reading "Suppose I had dry clothes on," she thought.

to

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

umbrella

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From this reading "Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.

very

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From this reading Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes.

was

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

when

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

where

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

which

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From this reading And suppose--suppose--just when I was near a baker's where they sold hot buns, I should find sixpence--which belonged to nobody.

whole

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From this reading "Suppose I had good shoes and a long, thick coat and merino stockings and a whole umbrella.

without

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From this reading SUPPOSE if I did, I should go into the shop and buy six of the hottest buns and eat them all without stopping."

world

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From this reading Some very odd things happen in this world sometimes.

Chapter 14 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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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Chapter 14 holds 203 sentences of A Little Princess Being the whole story of, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

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