Chapter 5 of The Magic World is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Magic World is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'You won't go away?' said the Princess. 'Ah! don't go away. What shall I do without my hedge-pig?' Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince. 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
Chapter 5 of The Magic World is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “'You won't go away?' said the Princess.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ah! don't go away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'You won't go away?' said the Princess.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall I do without my hedge-pig?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ah! don't go away.
type genus of the family Erinaceidae: hedgehogs
From this reading Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'You won't go away?' said the Princess.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What shall I do without my hedge-pig?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What shall I do without my hedge-pig?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What shall I do without my hedge-pig?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading 'You won't go away?' said the Princess.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
To recall to mind.
From this reading 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'You won't go away?' said the Princess.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall I do without my hedge-pig?'
not in physical motion
From this reading Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'You won't go away?' said the Princess.
a special situation
From this reading 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
precisely as stated
From this reading Erinaceus stood still, looking very handsome and like a prince.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall I do without my hedge-pig?'
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What shall I do without my hedge-pig?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You won't go away?' said the Princess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You won't go away?' said the Princess.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'What is the other thing that you remember of your hedge-pig wisdom?' asked the Queen curiously.
Chapter 5 of The Magic World by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 5 holds 442 sentences of The Magic World, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Magic World by E. (Edith) Nesbit exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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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