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Beasts and Super-Beasts

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Beasts and Super-Beasts is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Saki • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 Beasts and Super-Beasts contain?

Chapter 5 holds 177 sentences of Beasts and Super-Beasts, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

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About 264 minutes of reading across 636 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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“When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.
There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.
Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.
But she was not mistress of the kitchen.
On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Beasts and Super-Beasts

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Beasts and Super-Beasts is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.
Line 2
There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.
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Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.
Line 4
But she was not mistress of the kitchen.
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On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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Shelves noun US /ʃelvz/

Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.

From this reading “On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.”

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Worn verb US /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading “On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.”

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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affairs

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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ago

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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an

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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and

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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are

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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as

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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baptism

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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Bible

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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bills

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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But

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From this reading But she was not mistress of the kitchen.

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certain

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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cheese-graters

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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chipped

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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company

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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dated

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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dresser

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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Emma

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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extent

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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faded

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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farm

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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front

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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habitable

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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have

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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her

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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husband

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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I

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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in

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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ink

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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its

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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jointly

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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jugs

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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kitchen

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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Ladbruk

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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making

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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might

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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mistress

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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more

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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ninety-four

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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not

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From this reading But she was not mistress of the kitchen.

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occasional

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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of

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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old

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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On

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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one

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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ordering

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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page

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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paid

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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pewter

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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ragged

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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record

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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rested

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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said

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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sauce-boats

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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say

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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settled

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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shall

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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she

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/

Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.

From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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the

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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There

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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those

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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to

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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unconfessed

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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unspoken

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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visitors

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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was

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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way

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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we

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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well

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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When

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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which

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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whose

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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wish

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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with

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From this reading Emma Ladbruk was the mistress of the farm; jointly with her husband she might have her say, and to a certain extent her way, in ordering its affairs.

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woman

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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wonders

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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words

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From this reading There was an unspoken wish in those words, a wish which was unconfessed as well as unspoken.

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work

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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years

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From this reading On one of the shelves of an old dresser, in company with chipped sauce-boats, pewter jugs, cheese-graters, and paid bills, rested a worn and ragged Bible, on whose front page was the record, in faded ink, of a baptism dated ninety-four years ago.

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young

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From this reading “When we are more settled I shall work wonders in the way of making the kitchen habitable,” said the young woman to her occasional visitors.

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