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The Wouldbegoods

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Wouldbegoods is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.
If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.
But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.
And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.
Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.
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The Wouldbegoods

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Wouldbegoods is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.
Line 2
If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.
Line 3
But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.
Line 4
And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.
Line 5
Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

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a

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

And

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

anybody

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

are

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

at

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

attack

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

August

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

bay

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

be

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

bear

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

been

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

beginning

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

being

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

boy

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

brought

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

But

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

cannot

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

cave

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

country

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

course

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

dates

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

defend

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

different

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

do

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

does

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

done

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

even

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

everyone

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

everything

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

expect

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

fox

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

foxes

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

from

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

girls

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

had

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

have

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

herd

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

hunt

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

I

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

idle

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

If

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

in

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

is

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

It

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

know

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

known

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

Lewisham

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

man

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

most

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

none

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

not

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

notice

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

observing

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

of

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

on

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

our

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

plainly

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

proper

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

purpose

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

Road

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

savage

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

save

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

say

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

shot

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

should

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

simultaneous

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

skins

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

some

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

that

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

the

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

there

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

things

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

think

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

to

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

told

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

up

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

us

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

very

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

we

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From this reading If we had been brought up in the country we should have known that it is not done--to hunt the fox in August.

were

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From this reading Of course, if a man were at bay in a cave, and had to defend girls from the simultaneous attack of a herd of savage foxes it would be different.

when

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From this reading But in the Lewisham Road the most observing boy does not notice the dates when it is proper to hunt foxes.

why

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

wish

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

without

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

world

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From this reading It is idle to expect everyone to know everything in the world without being told.

would

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

you

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From this reading And there are some things you cannot bear to think that anybody would think you would do; that is why I wish to say plainly at the very beginning that none of us would have shot a fox on purpose even to save our skins.

Chapter 9 of The Wouldbegoods by E. (Edith) Nesbit holds 338 sentences, grouped into 68 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.

What does chapter 9 of The Wouldbegoods contain?

Chapter 9 holds 338 sentences of The Wouldbegoods, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of The Wouldbegoods by E. (Edith) Nesbit exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 338 sentences, grouped into 68 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 9 of The Wouldbegoods?

Work through the 68 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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