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Peter Pan

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Peter Pan is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of Peter Pan by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 Peter Pan contain?

Chapter 5 holds 208 sentences of Peter Pan, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Peter Pan by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 5 of Peter Pan?

Work through the 42 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 42 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 5 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Peter Pan

Common questions about reading Peter Pan by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Peter Pan?

Yes. All 3082 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Peter Pan is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #16, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Peter Pan take to read?

About 256 minutes of reading across 617 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Peter Pan section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Peter Pan

Words and structures a reader meets early in Peter Pan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Children
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Except
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Wendy
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Years
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THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.
We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.
In his absence things are usually quiet on the island.
The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.
But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.
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Peter Pan

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Peter Pan is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.
Line 2
We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.
Line 3
In his absence things are usually quiet on the island.
Line 4
The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.
Line 5
But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Nights noun US /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading “The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.”

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absence

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From this reading In his absence things are usually quiet on the island.

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again

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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always

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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an

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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and

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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are

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From this reading In his absence things are usually quiet on the island.

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at

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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attend

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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back

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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beasts

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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better

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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bite

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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boys

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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but

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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by

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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COME

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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coming

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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days

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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each

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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ear

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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fairies

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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feed

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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Feeling

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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for

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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ground

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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had

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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hates

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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hear

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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heavily

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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his

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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hour

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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if

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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In

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From this reading In his absence things are usually quiet on the island.

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into

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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is

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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ISLAND

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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lethargy

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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life

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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longer

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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lost

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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meet

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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merely

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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morning

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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Neverland

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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nightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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now

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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of

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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on

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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other

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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ought

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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Peter

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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pirates

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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pluperfect

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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put

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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quiet

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From this reading In his absence things are usually quiet on the island.

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redskins

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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say

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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seething

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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six

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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take

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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that

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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THE

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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their

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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they

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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things

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From this reading In his absence things are usually quiet on the island.

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thumbs

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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to

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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TRUE

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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under

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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use

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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used

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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usually

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From this reading In his absence things are usually quiet on the island.

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wakened

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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was

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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way

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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We

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From this reading We ought to use the pluperfect and say wakened, but woke is better and was always used by Peter.

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when

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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who

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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whole

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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with

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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woke

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From this reading THE ISLAND COME TRUE Feeling that Peter was on his way back, the Neverland had again woke into life.

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would

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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you

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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young

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From this reading The fairies take an hour longer in the morning, the beasts attend to their young, the redskins feed heavily for six days and nights, and when pirates and lost boys meet they merely bite their thumbs at each other.

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your

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From this reading But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.

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