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Allan Quatermain

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Allan Quatermain is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.
Well,” said her mother, when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in whichBut here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Qa bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.
I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with mealso something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”
I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”
Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”
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Allan Quatermain

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Allan Quatermain is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.
Line 2
Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in whichBut here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Qa bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.
Line 3
I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with mealso something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”
Line 4
I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; “I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”
Line 5
Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; “she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”

All words in this reading · 114

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A

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

after

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From this reading “I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; “I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”

Ah

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From this reading “Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; “she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”

all

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

also

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

am

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

and

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

anxiously

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From this reading “I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; “I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”

are

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

as

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

asked

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

at

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

away

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

be

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

bloom

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

boys

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

breakfast

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

But

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

can

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

child

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From this reading “Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; “she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”

coming

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

couple

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

dawn

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

day

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

DEAREST

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

From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

determined

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

don't

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

From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

donkey

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

door

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

eat

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

expect

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

Flossie

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

flower

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From this reading “I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; “I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”

following

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

for

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

found

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

gave

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

get

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

go

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

goes

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From this reading “Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; “she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”

got

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

From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

have

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

he

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

her

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

here

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

herself

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From this reading “Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; “she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”

hills

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

hope

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From this reading “I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; “I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”

I

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

if

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

in

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

is

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

From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

it

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

just

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

like

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From this reading “Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; “she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”

lily

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

little

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From this reading “I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; “I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”

look

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From this reading “Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; “she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”

M

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

MAKES

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

may

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

me

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

meant

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From this reading “I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; “I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”

miles

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

missed

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

morning

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

mother

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

Mr

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

my

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

never

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From this reading “I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; “I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”

Next

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

note

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

nurse

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

of

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

off

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

often

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From this reading “Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; “she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”

on

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

outside

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

paper

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

PROMISE

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

put

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

Q

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

read

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

right

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From this reading “I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; “I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”

said

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

see

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

she

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

slip

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

so

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

something

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

taken

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

the

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

this

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

till

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

to

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

trouble

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From this reading “I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; “I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”

true

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From this reading “Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; “she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”

twenty

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

UMSLOPOGAAS

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

up

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

wants

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

was

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

way

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From this reading “Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; “she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”

Well

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

when

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

where

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From this reading UMSLOPOGAAS MAKES A PROMISE Next morning at breakfast I missed Flossie and asked where she was.

which

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

white

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

wilderness

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From this reading “Ah, Flossie can look after herself,” said her mother; “she often goes off in this way like a true child of the wilderness.”

will

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From this reading “I hope she will be all right,” I said, a little anxiously; “I never meant her to trouble after the flower.”

with

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From this reading I have taken the white donkey; and nurse and a couple of boys are coming with me—also something to eat, as I may be away all day, for I am determined to get the lily if I have to go twenty miles for it.—FLOSSIE.”

written

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

you

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

yourself

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From this reading “Well,” said her mother, “when I got up this morning I found a note put outside my door in which—But here it is, you can read it for yourself,” and she gave me the slip of paper on which the following was written:— “DEAREST M—,—It is just dawn, and I am off to the hills to get Mr Q—a bloom of the lily he wants, so don’t expect me till you see me.

Chapter 6 of Allan Quatermain by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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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