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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mark Twain • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Roxana Insists Upon Reform.

The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.

It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.

When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.

It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Roxana Insists Upon Reform.

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The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things.

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It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.

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When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat.

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It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

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all

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and

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angels

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apart

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be

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because

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boon

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by

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Calendar

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chief

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commoner

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earth

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eat

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Eve

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fruits

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God

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grace

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has

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he

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Insists

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From this reading Roxana Insists Upon Reform.

is

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It

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king

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know

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knows

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luxuries

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mentioned

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not

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of

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one

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over

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Pudd'nhead

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Reform

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From this reading Roxana Insists Upon Reform.

repented

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From this reading It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took: we know it because she repented.--Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar.

Roxana

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From this reading Roxana Insists Upon Reform.

she

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Southern

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tasted

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that

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The

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things

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this

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to

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took

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true

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Upon

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From this reading Roxana Insists Upon Reform.

was

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watermelon

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we

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what

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When

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Wilson's

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with

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world's

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From this reading It is chief of this world's luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth.

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Chapter 14 of The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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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