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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing.

Training is everything.

The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

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Chapter V

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing. Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar. Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar. Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing.

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Training is everything.

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The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

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Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

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Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

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a

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

almond

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

and

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

are

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

at

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

Baldwin's

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

bitter

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

bliss

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

bliss-business

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

but

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

cabbage

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Calendar

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

care

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

cauliflower

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

childless

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

college

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

concerning

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

continued

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

Dawson's

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From this reading The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing.

died

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

don't

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Dr

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Driscoll

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

eat

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

education

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

enjoyed

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

everything

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From this reading Training is everything.

her

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

his

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

husband

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

is

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From this reading Training is everything.

it

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

Landing

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From this reading The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing.

little

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

Mrs

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

nevertheless

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

nothing

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

of

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

old

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

once

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

peach

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Pratt

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

prize

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

Pudd'nhead

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Remark

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

she

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

sister

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

stand

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

that

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

The

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From this reading The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing.

then

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

they

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

think

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Thrill

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From this reading The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing.

times

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

to

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

toadstools

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Tom

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

Training

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From this reading Training is everything.

troubled

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

true

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

truffles

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Twins

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From this reading The Twins Thrill Dawson's Landing.

two

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

upstarts

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

was

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

We

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From this reading Remark of Dr. Baldwin's, concerning upstarts: We don't care to eat toadstools that think they are truffles.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Wilson's

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

with

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From this reading The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

years

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

York

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From this reading Mrs. York Driscoll enjoyed two years of bliss with that prize, Tom--bliss that was troubled a little at times, it is true, but bliss nevertheless; then she died, and her husband and his childless sister, Mrs. Pratt, continued the bliss-business at the old stand.

Chapter 5 of The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 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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