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The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.
He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.
Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.
In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.
The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.
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The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.
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He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.
Line 3
Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.
Line 4
In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.
Line 5
The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

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Books noun US /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading “He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.”

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a

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

about

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From this reading The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

an

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

and

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

as

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

asks

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

being

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

best

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

boy

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

brings

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

but

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

care

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From this reading The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

carriage

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

certain

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

character

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

did

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From this reading The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

distress

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

does

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

drops

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

expect

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

fallen

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

father's

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

felt

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

firm

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

first

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

fortune

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

fortunes

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

from

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

gentleman

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

go

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

had

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

he

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

his

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

hymn

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

I

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

idea

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

if

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

in

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

is

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

it

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

least

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

made

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

make

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

much

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From this reading The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

never

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

not

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From this reading The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

of

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

old

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

on

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

or

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

Oswald

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

other

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

others

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From this reading The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

own

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

pick

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

preferred

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

purse

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

put

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

quite

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

railway

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

rescue

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

restore

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

right

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

said

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From this reading The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

say

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

seem

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From this reading The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

slack

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From this reading The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

some

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

son

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

suddenly

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

that

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

the

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

Then

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

thing

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

to

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

trying

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From this reading The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

unswerving

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

up

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

very

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From this reading The others, as I said, were very slack about it, and did not seem to care much about trying the rescue.

was

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

wavered

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From this reading Oswald is a boy of firm and unswerving character, and he had never wavered from his first idea.

way

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

were

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From this reading He felt quite certain that the books were right, and that the best way to restore fallen fortunes was to rescue an old gentleman in distress.

when

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

window

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From this reading In the books the least thing does it--you put up the railway carriage window--or you pick up his purse when he drops it--or you say a hymn when he suddenly asks you to, and then your fortune is made.

would

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

you

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

your

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From this reading Then he brings you up as his own son: but if you preferred to go on being your own father’s son I expect the old gentleman would make it up to you some other way.

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