Chapter 10 of About Peggy Saville is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of About Peggy Saville is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A general smile went round the company. There was no resisting it. Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile. "Bravo, Chubby!" he cried. "Bravo, Chubby!
Chapter 10 of About Peggy Saville is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “arthur” — elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.”
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading “"Bravo, Chubby!" he cried.”
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.”
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading “"Bravo, Chubby!" he cried.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “A general smile went round the company.”
-ing form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “There was no resisting it.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “A general smile went round the company.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A general smile went round the company.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
possessive form of “arthur” — elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading "Bravo, Chubby!" he cried.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading "Bravo, Chubby!" he cried.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading A general smile went round the company.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Bravo, Chubby!" he cried.
divisible by two
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading A general smile went round the company.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no resisting it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
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From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no resisting it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
-ing form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading There was no resisting it.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading A general smile went round the company.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A general smile went round the company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A general smile went round the company.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no resisting it.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no resisting it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A general smile went round the company.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even Arthur's face brightened, and he turned his head and looked at Mellicent with his old twinkling smile.
Chapter 10 of About Peggy Saville by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 10 holds 401 sentences of About Peggy Saville, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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