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

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."
"And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.
"I'll go this minute!"
She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.
No one saw it for a minute or so.
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A Little Princess Being the whole story of

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."
Line 2
"And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.
Line 3
"I'll go this minute!"
Line 4
She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.
Line 5
No one saw it for a minute or so.

All words in this reading · 51

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a

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From this reading "Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."

and

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From this reading "Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."

answered

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From this reading "Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."

are

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From this reading "Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."

as

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

From this reading "And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.

attic

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From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

did

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From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

dropped

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From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

eat

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

From this reading "And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.

Ermengarde

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From this reading "And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.

fallen

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From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

for

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From this reading No one saw it for a minute or so.

go

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From this reading "I'll go this minute!"

going

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From this reading "Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."

had

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

From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

haste

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

From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

have

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

From this reading "And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.

her

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From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

I'll

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

From this reading "I'll go this minute!"

in

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From this reading "And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.

it

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From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

know

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From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

minute

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

From this reading "I'll go this minute!"

much

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From this reading "And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.

No

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From this reading No one saw it for a minute or so.

not

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From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

of

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From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

one

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From this reading No one saw it for a minute or so.

or

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From this reading No one saw it for a minute or so.

out

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From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

party

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

From this reading "Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."

pretend

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From this reading "Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."

put

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

From this reading "And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.

red

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

From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

Sara

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

From this reading "Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."

saw

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

From this reading No one saw it for a minute or so.

shall

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

From this reading "And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.

shawl

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

From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

She

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

From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

so

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

From this reading No one saw it for a minute or so.

such

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From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

that

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

From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

the

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

From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

this

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

From this reading "I'll go this minute!"

tiptoed

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

From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

to

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

From this reading "Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."

WANT

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

From this reading "And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.

was

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

From this reading She was in such haste that as she tiptoed out of the attic she dropped her red shawl and did not know it had fallen.

we

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From this reading "Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."

Yes

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

From this reading "Yes," answered Sara, "and we are going to pretend a party."

you

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

From this reading "And you shall have as much as you WANT to eat," put in Ermengarde.

Chapter 17 of A Little Princess Being the whole story of by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 17 holds 194 sentences of A Little Princess Being the whole story of, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

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