Chapter 1 of Five Little Peppers Grown Up is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Five Little Peppers Grown Up is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POLLY GIVES MUSIC LESSONS. "Miss Pepper--Miss Pepper!" Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry. "What? Oh, Amy Loughead."
Chapter 1 of Five Little Peppers Grown Up is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.”
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “POLLY GIVES MUSIC LESSONS.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “POLLY GIVES MUSIC LESSONS.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “POLLY GIVES MUSIC LESSONS.”
add pepper to
From this reading “"Miss Pepper--Miss Pepper!"”
with speed
From this reading “Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.”
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From this reading Oh, Amy Loughead."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading POLLY GIVES MUSIC LESSONS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading POLLY GIVES MUSIC LESSONS.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Amy Loughead."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Pepper--Miss Pepper!"
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading POLLY GIVES MUSIC LESSONS.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Amy Loughead."
add pepper to
From this reading "Miss Pepper--Miss Pepper!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POLLY GIVES MUSIC LESSONS.
with speed
From this reading Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Polly turned quickly, it was such an anxious little cry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?
Chapter 1 of Five Little Peppers Grown Up by Margaret Sidney holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
Chapter 1 holds 192 sentences of Five Little Peppers Grown Up, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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