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The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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She happened quite accidentally.
We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.
Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.
It was different, of course, with the prophets of old.
We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She happened quite accidentally.
Line 2
We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.
Line 3
Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.
Line 4
It was different, of course, with the prophets of old.
Line 5
We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

Learner Dictionary

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Princess noun US /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading “We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.”

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a

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

accidentally

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From this reading She happened quite accidentally.

adventure

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From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

all

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

an

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From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

and

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

any

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From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

anyhow

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From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

are

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

at

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

because

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

befall

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

but

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

by

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

chocolate

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From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

course

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From this reading It was different, of course, with the prophets of old.

did

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

different

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From this reading It was different, of course, with the prophets of old.

don't

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

done

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From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

drops

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From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

except

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From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

find

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

for

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

get

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From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

going

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

had

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

happened

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From this reading She happened quite accidentally.

have

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From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

he

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

her

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

himself

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

It

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From this reading It was different, of course, with the prophets of old.

just

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

looking

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

marry

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

might

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

From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

Noel

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

not

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From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

odd

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

of

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From this reading It was different, of course, with the prophets of old.

often

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

old

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From this reading It was different, of course, with the prophets of old.

people

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

prophets

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From this reading It was different, of course, with the prophets of old.

quite

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From this reading She happened quite accidentally.

rather

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

really

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

said

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

say

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

She

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From this reading She happened quite accidentally.

the

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From this reading It was different, of course, with the prophets of old.

then

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

they

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

things

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

to

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

treasure

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

From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

twelve

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From this reading We did not get any treasure by it, except twelve chocolate drops; but we might have done, and it was an adventure, anyhow.

very

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

was

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

We

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

were

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

From this reading We were not looking for a Princess at all just then; but Noel had said he was going to find a Princess all by himself; and marry her--and he really did.

when

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

Which

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From this reading Which was rather odd, because when people say things are going to befall, very often they don’t.

with

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From this reading It was different, of course, with the prophets of old.

Chapter 6 of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.

What does chapter 6 of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the contain?

Chapter 6 holds 169 sentences of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the by E. (Edith) Nesbit exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Story
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Different
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Looked
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Treasure
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