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The Princess and Curdie

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of The Princess and Curdie is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By George MacDonald • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.

The citizens had fled home.

'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'

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The Princess and Curdie

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of The Princess and Curdie is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

Line 2

Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

Line 3

When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.

Line 4

The citizens had fled home.

Line 5

'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'

All words in this reading · 53

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a

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and

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

army

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

as

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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.

bringing

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

but

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

by

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

chancellor

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

citizens

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From this reading The citizens had fled home.

city

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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.

cried

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From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'

Curdie

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

demons

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From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'

destroy

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From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'

dragged

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

entered

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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.

fallen

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

fled

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From this reading The citizens had fled home.

foot

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

from

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

grave

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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.

had

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

hand

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

him

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

his

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

home

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From this reading The citizens had fled home.

it

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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.

Judgement

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

king

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

lord

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

man

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

mule

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

must

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From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'

not

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

of

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

one

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

only

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

or

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From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'

prisoner

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

returned

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

still

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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.

submit

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From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'

tent

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

The

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

them

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

they

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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.

under

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From this reading Curdie had dragged him from under a fallen tent, not by the hand of a man, but by the foot of a mule.

us

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From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'

was

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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.

We

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From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'

When

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From this reading When they entered the city, it was still as the grave.

will

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From this reading 'We must submit,' they cried, 'or the king and his demons will destroy us.'

with

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From this reading Judgement The king and his army returned, bringing with them one prisoner only, the lord chancellor.

Chapter 34 of The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Princess and Curdie, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Curdie: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Princess and Curdie; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Peter: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Princess and Curdie; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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