Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
tart
/tɑːt/A sweet baked pastry, often with fruit.
crowd
/kraʊd/A large group of people together in one place.
guard
/ɡɑːd/To watch and protect someone or keep them from leaving.
judge
/dʒʌdʒ/The person in a court who decides things.
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Alice went into a big room. The King and Queen of Hearts sat on their thrones. A big crowd was there. In the middle of the room, there was a table with delicious tarts. Alice looked at them and felt hungry. The Knave of Hearts stood in chains. Two soldiers guarded him. Near the King, the White Rabbit held a trumpet and a paper scroll. The King was the judge. He wore a big wig and his gold crown on top. Twelve animals and birds sat in the jury-box. They were the jury. They wrote on small slates with pencils....
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