Chapter 5 of The Phoenix and the Carpet is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Phoenix and the Carpet is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘I wish we could find the Phoenix,’ said Jane. ‘It’s much better company than the carpet.’ ‘Beastly ungrateful, little kids are,’ said Cyril. ‘No, I’m not; only the carpet never says anything, and it’s so helpless. It doesn’t seem able to take care of itself.
Chapter 5 of The Phoenix and the Carpet is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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From this reading It doesn’t seem able to take care of itself.
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From this reading ‘No, I’m not; only the carpet never says anything, and it’s so helpless.
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From this reading ‘No, I’m not; only the carpet never says anything, and it’s so helpless.
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From this reading ‘Beastly ungrateful, little kids are,’ said Cyril.
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From this reading ‘Beastly ungrateful, little kids are,’ said Cyril.
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From this reading ‘It’s much better company than the carpet.’
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From this reading It doesn’t seem able to take care of itself.
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From this reading ‘It’s much better company than the carpet.’
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From this reading ‘It’s much better company than the carpet.’
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From this reading ‘I wish we could find the Phoenix,’ said Jane.
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From this reading ‘Beastly ungrateful, little kids are,’ said Cyril.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn’t seem able to take care of itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I wish we could find the Phoenix,’ said Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No, I’m not; only the carpet never says anything, and it’s so helpless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I wish we could find the Phoenix,’ said Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No, I’m not; only the carpet never says anything, and it’s so helpless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn’t seem able to take care of itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It’s much better company than the carpet.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn’t seem able to take care of itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I wish we could find the Phoenix,’ said Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Beastly ungrateful, little kids are,’ said Cyril.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Beastly ungrateful, little kids are,’ said Cyril.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It’s much better company than the carpet.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No, I’m not; only the carpet never says anything, and it’s so helpless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No, I’m not; only the carpet never says anything, and it’s so helpless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No, I’m not; only the carpet never says anything, and it’s so helpless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn’t seem able to take care of itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No, I’m not; only the carpet never says anything, and it’s so helpless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I wish we could find the Phoenix,’ said Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I wish we could find the Phoenix,’ said Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No, I’m not; only the carpet never says anything, and it’s so helpless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn’t seem able to take care of itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No, I’m not; only the carpet never says anything, and it’s so helpless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn’t seem able to take care of itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It’s much better company than the carpet.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I wish we could find the Phoenix,’ said Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn’t seem able to take care of itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Beastly ungrateful, little kids are,’ said Cyril.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I wish we could find the Phoenix,’ said Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I wish we could find the Phoenix,’ said Jane.
Chapter 5 of The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 336 sentences, grouped into 68 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.
Chapter 5 holds 336 sentences of The Phoenix and the Carpet, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Phoenix and the Carpet by E. (Edith) Nesbit exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 336 sentences, grouped into 68 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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