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The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

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MELISSA Shortly after dusk, that night, two or three wagons moved quietly out of Lexington, under a little guard with guns loaded and bayonets fixed.

Back at the old Armory--the home of the "Rifles"--a dozen youngsters drilled vigorously with faces in a broad grin, as they swept under the motto of the company--"Our laws the commands of our Captain."

They were following out those commands most literally.

Never did Lieutenant Hunt give his orders more sonorously--he could be heard for blocks away.

Never did young soldiers stamp out maneuvers more lustily--they made more noise than a regiment.

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Chapter XXI Reading 1/48

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come John, Jr. Fox

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Chapter XXI

Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

MELISSA Shortly after dusk, that night, two or three wagons moved quietly out of Lexington, under a little guard with guns loaded and bayonets fixed. Back at the old Armory--the home of the "Rifles"--a dozen youngsters drilled vigorously with faces in a broad grin, as they swept under the motto of the company--"Our laws the commands of our Captain." They were following out those commands most literally. Never did Lieutenant Hunt give his orders more sonorously--he could be heard for blocks away. Never did young soldiers stamp out maneuvers more lustily--they made more noise than a regiment.

The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MELISSA Shortly after dusk, that night, two or three wagons moved quietly out of Lexington, under a little guard with guns loaded and bayonets fixed.

Line 2

Back at the old Armory--the home of the "Rifles"--a dozen youngsters drilled vigorously with faces in a broad grin, as they swept under the motto of the company--"Our laws the commands of our Captain."

Line 3

They were following out those commands most literally.

Line 4

Never did Lieutenant Hunt give his orders more sonorously--he could be heard for blocks away.

Line 5

Never did young soldiers stamp out maneuvers more lustily--they made more noise than a regiment.

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a

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after

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and

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From this reading MELISSA Shortly after dusk, that night, two or three wagons moved quietly out of Lexington, under a little guard with guns loaded and bayonets fixed.

Armory

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as

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at

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away

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Back

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bayonets

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be

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blocks

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broad

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Captain

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commands

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company

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could

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did

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dozen

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drilled

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dusk

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faces

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fixed

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following

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for

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give

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grin

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guard

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guns

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he

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heard

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his

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home

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Hunt

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in

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laws

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From this reading Back at the old Armory--the home of the "Rifles"--a dozen youngsters drilled vigorously with faces in a broad grin, as they swept under the motto of the company--"Our laws the commands of our Captain."

Lexington

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Lieutenant

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literally

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little

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loaded

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From this reading MELISSA Shortly after dusk, that night, two or three wagons moved quietly out of Lexington, under a little guard with guns loaded and bayonets fixed.

lustily

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made

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maneuvers

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MELISSA

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more

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most

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motto

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moved

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Never

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night

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noise

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of

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old

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or

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orders

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Our

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out

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quietly

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regiment

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Rifles

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Shortly

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soldiers

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sonorously

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stamp

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swept

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than

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that

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the

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they

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those

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three

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two

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under

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vigorously

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wagons

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were

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with

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young

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youngsters

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Chapter 21 of The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come by John, Jr. Fox holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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.

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