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The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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It was Albert’s uncle who thought of our trying a newspaper.
He said he thought we should not find the bandit business a paying industry, as a permanency, and that journalism might be.
We had sold Noel’s poetry and that piece of information about Lord Tottenham to the good editor, so we thought it would not be a bad idea to have a newspaper of our own.
We saw plainly that editors must be very rich and powerful, because of the grand office and the man in the glass case, like a museum, and the soft carpets and big writing-table.
Besides our having seen a whole handful of money that the editor pulled out quite carelessly from his trousers pocket when he gave me my five bob.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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It was Albert’s uncle who thought of our trying a newspaper.
Line 2
He said he thought we should not find the bandit business a paying industry, as a permanency, and that journalism might be.
Line 3
We had sold Noel’s poetry and that piece of information about Lord Tottenham to the good editor, so we thought it would not be a bad idea to have a newspaper of our own.
Line 4
We saw plainly that editors must be very rich and powerful, because of the grand office and the man in the glass case, like a museum, and the soft carpets and big writing-table.
Line 5
Besides our having seen a whole handful of money that the editor pulled out quite carelessly from his trousers pocket when he gave me my five bob.

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a

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about

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Albert's

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and

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as

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bad

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bandit

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be

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because

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Besides

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big

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bob

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business

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carelessly

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carpets

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case

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editor

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editors

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find

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five

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from

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gave

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glass

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good

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grand

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had

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handful

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have

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having

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He

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his

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idea

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in

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industry

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information

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It

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journalism

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like

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Lord

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man

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me

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From this reading Besides our having seen a whole handful of money that the editor pulled out quite carelessly from his trousers pocket when he gave me my five bob.

might

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money

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museum

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must

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my

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newspaper

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Noel's

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From this reading We had sold Noel’s poetry and that piece of information about Lord Tottenham to the good editor, so we thought it would not be a bad idea to have a newspaper of our own.

not

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of

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office

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our

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out

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own

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paying

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permanency

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piece

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plainly

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pocket

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poetry

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powerful

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pulled

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From this reading Besides our having seen a whole handful of money that the editor pulled out quite carelessly from his trousers pocket when he gave me my five bob.

quite

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rich

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said

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saw

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seen

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should

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so

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From this reading We had sold Noel’s poetry and that piece of information about Lord Tottenham to the good editor, so we thought it would not be a bad idea to have a newspaper of our own.

soft

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From this reading We saw plainly that editors must be very rich and powerful, because of the grand office and the man in the glass case, like a museum, and the soft carpets and big writing-table.

sold

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that

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the

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thought

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to

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From this reading We had sold Noel’s poetry and that piece of information about Lord Tottenham to the good editor, so we thought it would not be a bad idea to have a newspaper of our own.

Tottenham

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trousers

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trying

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uncle

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very

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was

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From this reading It was Albert’s uncle who thought of our trying a newspaper.

we

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From this reading He said he thought we should not find the bandit business a paying industry, as a permanency, and that journalism might be.

when

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From this reading Besides our having seen a whole handful of money that the editor pulled out quite carelessly from his trousers pocket when he gave me my five bob.

who

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From this reading It was Albert’s uncle who thought of our trying a newspaper.

whole

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would

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writing-table

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From this reading We saw plainly that editors must be very rich and powerful, because of the grand office and the man in the glass case, like a museum, and the soft carpets and big writing-table.

Chapter 8 of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 36 sentences, grouped into 8 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 8 holds 36 sentences of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.

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