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The Story of the Treasure Seekers
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The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.
It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.
The day after the Uncle speared the pudding with us opened in gloom and sadness.
But you never know.
It was destined to be a day when things happened.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.
Line 2
It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.
Line 3
The day after the Uncle speared the pudding with us opened in gloom and sadness.
Line 4
But you never know.
Line 5
It was destined to be a day when things happened.

All words in this reading · 53

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a

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From this reading It was destined to be a day when things happened.

after

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

an

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and

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

as

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

be

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

been

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

But

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From this reading But you never know.

comes

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coming

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

day

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From this reading The day after the Uncle speared the pudding with us opened in gloom and sadness.

destined

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From this reading It was destined to be a day when things happened.

earthquake

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

end

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

everything

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

fortunes

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

gloom

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From this reading The day after the Uncle speared the pudding with us opened in gloom and sadness.

had

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happened

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From this reading It was destined to be a day when things happened.

if

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in

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

is

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

it

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

know

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

like

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

near

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

never

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From this reading But you never know.

nothing

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

Now

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

of

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

opened

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From this reading The day after the Uncle speared the pudding with us opened in gloom and sadness.

our

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

out

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

pudding

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sadness

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so

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

speared

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From this reading The day after the Uncle speared the pudding with us opened in gloom and sadness.

that

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

the

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

things

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From this reading It was destined to be a day when things happened.

those

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

to

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

treasure-seeking

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

Uncle

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From this reading The day after the Uncle speared the pudding with us opened in gloom and sadness.

up

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

us

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From this reading The day after the Uncle speared the pudding with us opened in gloom and sadness.

used

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

was

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

when

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From this reading It was destined to be a day when things happened.

with

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From this reading The day after the Uncle speared the pudding with us opened in gloom and sadness.

wonderful

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From this reading Now it is coming near the end of our treasure-seeking, and the end was so wonderful that now nothing is like it used to be.

wrong-way

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

you

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From this reading It is like as if our fortunes had been in an earthquake, and after those, you know, everything comes out wrong-way up.

Chapter 17 of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 17 holds 174 sentences of The Story of the Treasure Seekers Being the, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

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Story
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Different
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Looked
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Treasure
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