Chapter 10 of Ben Pepper is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Ben Pepper is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What?" cried Polly, standing quite still. "Yes, and the old lady," cried Joel. "Every single one of them. You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath. "I told it all long ago."
Chapter 10 of Ben Pepper is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “"Yes, and the old lady," cried Joel.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “"Every single one of them.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “"What?" cried Polly, standing quite still.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
your own wife
In this reading “"Yes, and the old lady," cried Joel.”
In this reading “"What?" cried Polly, standing quite still.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in the past
From this reading "I told it all long ago."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and the old lady," cried Joel.
any thing at all
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What?" cried Polly, standing quite still.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Every single one of them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told it all long ago."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I told it all long ago."
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading "Yes, and the old lady," cried Joel.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Yes, and the old lady," cried Joel.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I told it all long ago."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Every single one of them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Yes, and the old lady," cried Joel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Every single one of them.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What?" cried Polly, standing quite still.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "What?" cried Polly, standing quite still.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "Every single one of them.
having a supporting base
From this reading "What?" cried Polly, standing quite still.
not in physical motion
From this reading "What?" cried Polly, standing quite still.
express in words
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, and the old lady," cried Joel.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Every single one of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told it all long ago."
make an effort or attempt
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?" cried Polly, standing quite still.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and the old lady," cried Joel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You needn't try to tell anything," to Percy and Van and David, as they plunged up, all out of breath.
Chapter 10 of Ben Pepper by Margaret Sidney holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Ben Pepper, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Ben Pepper by Margaret Sidney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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