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Puck of Pook's Hill

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song
On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song
WELAND'S SWORD Puck's Song See you the dimpled track that runs, All hollow through the wheat?
O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip's fleet!
See you our little mill that clacks, So busy by the brook?
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Puck of Pook's Hill

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song
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On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song
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WELAND'S SWORD Puck's Song See you the dimpled track that runs, All hollow through the wheat?
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O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip's fleet!
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See you our little mill that clacks, So busy by the brook?

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A

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

all

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

and

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

at

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Bee

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Boy's

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

British-Roman

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

brook

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From this reading See you our little mill that clacks, So busy by the brook?

busy

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From this reading See you our little mill that clacks, So busy by the brook?

by

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From this reading See you our little mill that clacks, So busy by the brook?

Centurion

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Children's

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Cities

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

clacks

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From this reading See you our little mill that clacks, So busy by the brook?

Dane

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

dimpled

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From this reading WELAND'S SWORD Puck's Song See you the dimpled track that runs, All hollow through the wheat?

Draft

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Dymchurch

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Earth

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Fifth

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

fleet

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From this reading O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip's fleet!

Flit

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Great

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

guns

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From this reading O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip's fleet!

Hal

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Harp

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Hats

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

hauled

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From this reading O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip's fleet!

have

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

hollow

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From this reading WELAND'S SWORD Puck's Song See you the dimpled track that runs, All hollow through the wheat?

honour

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Joyous

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

King

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From this reading O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip's fleet!

Knights

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Law

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

little

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From this reading See you our little mill that clacks, So busy by the brook?

Manor

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Men

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

mill

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From this reading See you our little mill that clacks, So busy by the brook?

Mithras

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

o

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

of

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Old

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

on

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

our

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From this reading See you our little mill that clacks, So busy by the brook?

over

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Pevensey

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Philip's

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From this reading O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip's fleet!

Pict

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Powers

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Prophets

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Puck's

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Richard's

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

River

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Runes

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

runs

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From this reading WELAND'S SWORD Puck's Song See you the dimpled track that runs, All hollow through the wheat?

See

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From this reading WELAND'S SWORD Puck's Song See you the dimpled track that runs, All hollow through the wheat?

Sir

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

smote

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From this reading O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip's fleet!

Smugglers

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

So

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From this reading See you our little mill that clacks, So busy by the brook?

Song

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Sword

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

that

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From this reading WELAND'S SWORD Puck's Song See you the dimpled track that runs, All hollow through the wheat?

the

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

they

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From this reading O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip's fleet!

Thirtieth

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Thorkild's

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Three-Part

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Thrones

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

through

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From this reading WELAND'S SWORD Puck's Song See you the dimpled track that runs, All hollow through the wheat?

to

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

track

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From this reading WELAND'S SWORD Puck's Song See you the dimpled track that runs, All hollow through the wheat?

Treasure

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Tree

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Venture

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Wall

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

was

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From this reading O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip's fleet!

Weland's

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

wheat

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From this reading WELAND'S SWORD Puck's Song See you the dimpled track that runs, All hollow through the wheat?

where

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From this reading O that was where they hauled the guns That smote King Philip's fleet!

Winged

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From this reading On the Great Wall A Song to Mithras The Winged Hats A Pict Song Hal o' the Draft 'Prophets have honour all over the Earth' A Smugglers' Song 'Dymchurch Flit' The Bee Boy's Song A Three-Part Song The Treasure and the Law Song of the Fifth River The Children's Song

Women

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

you

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From this reading WELAND'S SWORD Puck's Song See you the dimpled track that runs, All hollow through the wheat?

Young

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From this reading Weland's Sword Puck's Song A Tree Song Young Men at the Manor Sir Richard's Song The Knights of the Joyous Venture Harp Song of the Dane Women Thorkild's Song Old Men at Pevensey The Runes on Weland's Sword A Centurion of the Thirtieth 'Cities and Thrones and Powers' A British-Roman Song

Chapter 1 of Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 1 of Puck of Pook's Hill contain?

Chapter 1 holds 202 sentences of Puck of Pook's Hill, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

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How do I study chapter 1 of Puck of Pook's Hill?

Work through the 41 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 41 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 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 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 Puck of Pook's Hill

Common questions about reading Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Puck of Pook's Hill?

Yes. All 4204 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #557 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Puck of Pook's Hill is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #557, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Puck of Pook's Hill take to read?

About 350 minutes of reading across 841 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Puck of Pook's Hill section by section

How to work through Puck of Pook's Hill section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 20 chapters of Puck of Pook's Hill to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Puck of Pook's Hill

Words and structures a reader meets early in Puck of Pook's Hill, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Weland's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Puck of Pook's Hill; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sword
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Puck of Pook's Hill; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Puck's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Puck of Pook's Hill; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Young
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Puck of Pook's Hill; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.