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Beasts and Super-Beasts

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Beasts and Super-Beasts is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.
Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.
* * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.
We are having a history lesson,” came the unexpected reply.
I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store byI forget why.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Beasts and Super-Beasts

Chapter VII · Chapter 7

Chapter 7 of Beasts and Super-Beasts is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.
Line 2
Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.
Line 3
* * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.
Line 4
We are having a history lesson,” came the unexpected reply.
Line 5
I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store byI forget why.

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a

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

acquaintance

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

Ah

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

almost

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

am

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

an

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

and

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

are

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

assume

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

at

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

attitude

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

be

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

behind

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

but

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

by

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

came

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From this reading “We are having a history lesson,” came the unexpected reply.

children

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

covering

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

demanded

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

depressed

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

discomfort

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

doing

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

expedient

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

figure

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

finding

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

forget

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

glumly

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

governess

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From this reading “I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.

having

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From this reading “We are having a history lesson,” came the unexpected reply.

head

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

her

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

here

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

history

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From this reading “I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.

I

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From this reading “I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.

in

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

Irene

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

is

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

it

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

least

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

lesson

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From this reading “We are having a history lesson,” came the unexpected reply.

listeners

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

loftily

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From this reading “I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.

method

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From this reading “I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.

morning

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

Mrs

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

name

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

next

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

not

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

of

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

on

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From this reading “I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.

one

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

out

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

perched

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

Quabarl

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

rather

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

real

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

reply

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From this reading “We are having a history lesson,” came the unexpected reply.

Romans

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

Rome

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

rug

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

said

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From this reading “I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.

Schartz-Metterklume

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From this reading “I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.

set

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

she-wolf

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

sister

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

sitting

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

stairs

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

store

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

supposed

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

teach

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From this reading “I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.

that

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

the

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From this reading “I teach history on the Schartz-Metterklume method,” said the governess loftily.

there

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

thinking

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

to

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

unexpected

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From this reading “We are having a history lesson,” came the unexpected reply.

up

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

used

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

Viola

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

was

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

We

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From this reading “We are having a history lesson,” came the unexpected reply.

What

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

while

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

why

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

window-seat

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

with

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

wolf

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From this reading “I am supposed to be Rome, and Viola up there is the she-wolf; not a real wolf, but the figure of one that the Romans used to set store by—I forget why.

wolf-skin

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

yes

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From this reading “Ah, yes,” said her listeners, thinking it expedient to assume an acquaintance at least with the name.

you

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From this reading * * * * * “What are you children doing out here?” demanded Mrs. Quabarl the next morning, on finding Irene sitting rather glumly at the head of the stairs, while her sister was perched in an attitude of depressed discomfort on the window-seat behind her, with a wolf-skin rug almost covering her.

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Vocabulary met early in Beasts and Super-Beasts

Words and structures a reader meets early in Beasts and Super-Beasts, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Window
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beasts and Super-Beasts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Schartz-metterklume
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Beasts and Super-Beasts; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Method
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Clovis
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