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The Magic Egg, and Other Stories
The Magic Egg, and Other Stories

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 3 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories by Frank R. Stockton holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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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Chapter 3 holds 190 sentences of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories by Frank R. Stockton exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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.

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Vocabulary met early in The Magic Egg, and Other Stories

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Magic Egg, and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Magic
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Other
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Stories
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"At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.
"It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."
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The Magic Egg, and Other Stories

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."
Line 2
In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.
Line 3
It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.
Line 4
"It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.
Line 5
The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Manuscript noun US /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/

A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.

From this reading “In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.”

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a

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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

and

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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

another

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From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

any

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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

aside

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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

At

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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

back

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From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.

backward

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From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.

be

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

body

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

came

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From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.

containing

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

continued

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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

continues

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

course

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From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

Deceased

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

demand

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

disappoint

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

do

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From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.

due

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From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

eager

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

editor

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From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.

favorite

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From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

finished

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From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

for

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From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.

go

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

great

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

had

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

His

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

In

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

intend

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

it

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

lay

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

let

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/

A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.

From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

me

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.

my

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

never

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.

new

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

not

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

number

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

of

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

on

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

one

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

periodical

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

quite

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.

rate

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

readers

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

retained

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.

see

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

sent

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

Sister

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

so

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

some

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.

still

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

stories

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

that

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

the

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.

then

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.

time

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In due course of time I had another manuscript finished, and I sent it to my favorite periodical.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

warmly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.

was

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.

we

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

weeks

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It was retained some weeks, and then came back to me.

who

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

Wife's

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

will

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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

work

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From this reading "At any rate," I continued, "I will lay it aside, and will go to work on a new one."

would

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."

wrote

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From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.

you

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From this reading "It will never do," the editor wrote, quite warmly, "for you to go backward.

your

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From this reading The demand for the number containing `His Wife's Deceased Sister' still continues, and we do not intend to let you disappoint that great body of readers who would be so eager to see another number containing one of your stories."