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Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Little Lord Fauntleroy is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.
When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.
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Little Lord Fauntleroy

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Little Lord Fauntleroy is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.
Line 2
Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.
Line 3
The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.
Line 4
It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.
Line 5
When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.

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a

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after

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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.

amazement

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And

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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.

announced

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as

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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.

awe

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From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.

back

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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.

being

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brought

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days

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drawing-room

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Earl

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entered

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Errol

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excited

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eyes

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fact

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had

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he

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her

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his

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hisself

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From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.

in

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inexperienced

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into

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it

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It's

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From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.

little

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looked

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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.

ma'am

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maid

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majestic-looking

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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.

man

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many

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message

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mistress

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morning

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Mrs

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nervous

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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.

Not

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of

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old

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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.

on

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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.

out

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quite

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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.

rather

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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.

regarded

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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.

room

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round

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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.

rug

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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.

said

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From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.

she

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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.

stalked

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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.

standing

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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.

sympathy

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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.

tall

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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.

that

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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.

the

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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.

then

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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.

tiger-skin

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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.

to

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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.

tremulous

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From this reading “It's the Earl hisself, ma'am!” she said in tremulous awe.

turned

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From this reading And then he turned his back upon her and stalked out of the room as he had stalked into it.

upon

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very

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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.

visitor

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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.

was

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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.

were

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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.

When

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From this reading When Mrs. Errol entered the drawing-room, a very tall, majestic-looking old man was standing on the tiger-skin rug.

who

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From this reading Not many days after that, a visitor was announced to Mrs. Errol, who was writing in her little morning room.

with

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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.

writing

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young

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From this reading The maid, who brought the message, looked rather excited; her eyes were quite round with amazement, in fact, and being young and inexperienced, she regarded her mistress with nervous sympathy.

Chapter 16 of Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 178 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 16 of Little Lord Fauntleroy contain?

Chapter 16 holds 178 sentences of Little Lord Fauntleroy, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 16 of Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 16 of Little Lord Fauntleroy?

Work through the 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Vocabulary met early in Little Lord Fauntleroy

Words and structures a reader meets early in Little Lord Fauntleroy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Cedric
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Himself
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Nothing
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Whatever
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