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

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 12 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories by Frank R. Stockton holds 189 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 12 holds 189 sentences of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 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 189 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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Frank
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I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.
Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.
Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.
It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.
After thanking her warmly, I took the reins and we started.
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The Magic Egg, and Other Stories

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Magic Egg, and Other Stories is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.
Line 2
Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.
Line 3
Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.
Line 4
It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.
Line 5
After thanking her warmly, I took the reins and we started.
All words in this reading · 79

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a

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

about

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

After

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From this reading After thanking her warmly, I took the reins and we started.

and

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From this reading I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.

as

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

back

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From this reading I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.

barn

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From this reading I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.

belt

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

body

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

Burroughs

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

by

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

Closing

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

companions

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

describe

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.

doing

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

door

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From this reading I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.

exhilaration

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.

fasten

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

finding

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

from

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

front

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

got

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

had

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

hat

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

her

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

horse

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From this reading I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.

horse-blanket

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

I

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From this reading I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.

impossible

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.

in

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

into

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

is

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.

it

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

kindly

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

led

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From this reading I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.

little

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

long

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

lower

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

making

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

me

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.

means

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

Miss

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

my

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

no

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

noise

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

Now

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

of

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

offered

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

office

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.

outside

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From this reading I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.

part

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

performed

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.

pervaded

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.

pin

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

plenty

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

possible

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

reins

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From this reading After thanking her warmly, I took the reins and we started.

room

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

round

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

secure

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

she

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

sleigh

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

slid

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From this reading I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.

stand

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

started

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From this reading After thanking her warmly, I took the reins and we started.

thanking

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From this reading After thanking her warmly, I took the reins and we started.

that

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.

the

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From this reading I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.

then

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From this reading I slid back the barn door and then led the horse outside.

this

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From this reading It is impossible to describe the exhilaration that pervaded me as she performed this kindly office.

to

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

took

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

up

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From this reading Closing the door, and making as little noise as possible in doing it, I got into the sleigh, finding plenty of room to stand up in front of my companions.

waist

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

warmly

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From this reading After thanking her warmly, I took the reins and we started.

we

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From this reading After thanking her warmly, I took the reins and we started.

which

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

with

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.

wrapped

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From this reading Now I wrapped the horse-blanket about the lower part of my body, and as I had no belt with which to secure it, Miss Burroughs kindly offered to fasten it round my waist by means of a long pin which she took from her hat.