Chapter 11 of Five Little Peppers Grown Up is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Five Little Peppers Grown Up is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THINGS ARE GETTING MIXED. "How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately. "Because I will know." Mr. Cabot was quite determined. "Well, then, if you must have it, it's--it's Polly Pepper."
Chapter 11 of Five Little Peppers Grown Up is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 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.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.”
son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
From this reading “Mr. Cabot was quite determined.”
characterized by great determination
From this reading “Mr. Cabot was quite determined.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “THINGS ARE GETTING MIXED.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “THINGS ARE GETTING MIXED.”
with passion
From this reading “"How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.”
add pepper to
From this reading “"Well, then, if you must have it, it's--it's Polly Pepper."”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THINGS ARE GETTING MIXED.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I will know."
son of John Cabot who was born in Italy and who led an English expedition in search of the Northwest Passage and a Spanish expedition that explored the La Plata region of Brazil; in 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)
From this reading Mr. Cabot was quite determined.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Mr. Cabot was quite determined.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading THINGS ARE GETTING MIXED.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, then, if you must have it, it's--it's Polly Pepper."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because I will know."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, then, if you must have it, it's--it's Polly Pepper."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, then, if you must have it, it's--it's Polly Pepper."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then, if you must have it, it's--it's Polly Pepper."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Because I will know."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading THINGS ARE GETTING MIXED.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Cabot was quite determined.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Well, then, if you must have it, it's--it's Polly Pepper."
with passion
From this reading "How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.
add pepper to
From this reading "Well, then, if you must have it, it's--it's Polly Pepper."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then, if you must have it, it's--it's Polly Pepper."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Mr. Cabot was quite determined.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then, if you must have it, it's--it's Polly Pepper."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading THINGS ARE GETTING MIXED.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Cabot was quite determined.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, then, if you must have it, it's--it's Polly Pepper."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Because I will know."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How can you ask me, Uncle?" cried Pickering passionately.
Chapter 11 of Five Little Peppers Grown Up by Margaret Sidney holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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.
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