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Rewards and Fairies

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.
It ud show em what honest work means.”
‘“Well, I’ve warned ye,” says Uncle Aurette.
I’ll be slipping off now before your Revenue cutter comes.
Give my love to Sister and take care o the kegs.
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Rewards and Fairies

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.
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Itud showem what honest work means.”
Line 3
‘“Well, I’ve warned ye,” says Uncle Aurette.
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I’ll be slipping off now before your Revenue cutter comes.
Line 5
Give my love to Sister and take care othe kegs.

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a

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

after

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

all

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

and

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

arm

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

ashore

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

Aurette

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From this reading ‘“Well, I’ve warned ye,” says Uncle Aurette.

be

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From this reading “I’ll be slipping off now before your Revenue cutter comes.

before

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From this reading “I’ll be slipping off now before your Revenue cutter comes.

bide

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

but

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

cabbages

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

care

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From this reading Give my love to Sister and take care o’ the kegs.

cargo

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

comes

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From this reading “I’ll be slipping off now before your Revenue cutter comes.

cutter

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From this reading “I’ll be slipping off now before your Revenue cutter comes.

Dad

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

do

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

easy

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

em

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From this reading It ‘ud show ‘em what honest work means.”

folk

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

for

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

Give

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From this reading Give my love to Sister and take care o’ the kegs.

going

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

grow

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

had

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

have

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

his

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

holding

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

honest

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From this reading It ‘ud show ‘em what honest work means.”

I

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

I'll

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

I've

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

It

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From this reading It ‘ud show ‘em what honest work means.”

just

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

kegs

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From this reading Give my love to Sister and take care o’ the kegs.

L'Estrange

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

lantern

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

love

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From this reading Give my love to Sister and take care o’ the kegs.

lugger's

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

make

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

means

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From this reading It ‘ud show ‘em what honest work means.”

month

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

my

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From this reading Give my love to Sister and take care o’ the kegs.

New

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

now

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From this reading “I’ll be slipping off now before your Revenue cutter comes.

o

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From this reading Give my love to Sister and take care o’ the kegs.

off

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From this reading “I’ll be slipping off now before your Revenue cutter comes.

one

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

our

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

over

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

presents

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

Revenue

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From this reading “I’ll be slipping off now before your Revenue cutter comes.

run

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

says

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

show

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From this reading It ‘ud show ‘em what honest work means.”

side

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

Sister

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From this reading Give my love to Sister and take care o’ the kegs.

slipping

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From this reading “I’ll be slipping off now before your Revenue cutter comes.

so

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

take

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From this reading Give my love to Sister and take care o’ the kegs.

that

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

the

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

this

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

those

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

to

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

ud

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From this reading It ‘ud show ‘em what honest work means.”

Uncle

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From this reading ‘“Well, I’ve warned ye,” says Uncle Aurette.

under

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

war

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

warned

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From this reading ‘“Well, I’ve warned ye,” says Uncle Aurette.

Well

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From this reading ‘“Well, I’ve warned ye,” says Uncle Aurette.

what

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From this reading It ‘ud show ‘em what honest work means.”

which

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

while

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

winter

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

wish

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

with

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

work

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From this reading It ‘ud show ‘em what honest work means.”

ye

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From this reading ‘“Well, I’ve warned ye,” says Uncle Aurette.

Year

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

young

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From this reading ‘“I’ll have to bide ashore and grow cabbages for a while, after I’ve run this cargo; but I do wish”--Dad says, going over the lugger’s side with our New Year presents under his arm and young L’Estrange holding the lantern--“I just do wish that those folk which make war so easy had to run one cargo a month all this winter.

your

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From this reading “I’ll be slipping off now before your Revenue cutter comes.

Chapter 13 of Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 13 of Rewards and Fairies contain?

Chapter 13 holds 215 sentences of Rewards and Fairies, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 13 of Rewards and Fairies?

Work through the 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 43 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 13 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 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.

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Common questions about reading Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Rewards and Fairies?

Yes. All 5510 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #556 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Rewards and Fairies is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #556, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Rewards and Fairies take to read?

About 459 minutes of reading across 1102 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Rewards and Fairies section by section

How to work through Rewards and Fairies section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 26 chapters of Rewards and Fairies 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 Rewards and Fairies

Words and structures a reader meets early in Rewards and Fairies, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Charm
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rewards and Fairies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Introduction
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rewards and Fairies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Gloriana
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rewards and Fairies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Cousins
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Rewards and Fairies; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.