The Story of the Amulet

by E. (Edith) Nesbit · language: en

Vocabulary level: Elementary · Flesch–Kincaid grade 7 · 3,487 sentences

Vocabulary level is estimated from word frequency, not an official CEFR classification.

Subjects: England — Juvenile fiction · Fantasy literature · Siblings — Juvenile fiction · Wishes — Juvenile fiction

Words worth knowing: grudgingly · inlay · putty · pelican · plumber · prophetess · counterpane · delightedly

The Story of the Amulet by E. Nesbit Contents TO Dr Wallis Budge of the British Museum as a small token of gratitude for his unfailing kindness and help in the making of it

There were once four children who spent their summer holidays in a white house, happily situated between a sandpit and a chalkpit.

One day they had the good fortune to find in the sandpit a strange creature.

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