Chapter 3 of Five little Peppers in the Little Brown House is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Five little Peppers in the Little Brown House is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast. Wait a minute for him, Ben.” And she ran over to the door. “Come, Davie.” “I don’t want it,” said little Davie; “truly, I don’t, Polly.”
Chapter 3 of Five little Peppers in the Little Brown House is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Wait a minute for him, Ben.””
eat an early morning meal
From this reading ““Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading ““Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading ““Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading ““Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.”
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading ““Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.”
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading ““Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““I don’t want it,” said little Davie; “truly, I don’t, Polly.””
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.
In this reading ““Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.”
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
In this reading ““Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.”
injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
In this reading “And she ran over to the door.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she ran over to the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Wait a minute for him, Ben.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, Davie.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t want it,” said little Davie; “truly, I don’t, Polly.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And she ran over to the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wait a minute for him, Ben.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wait a minute for him, Ben.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t want it,” said little Davie; “truly, I don’t, Polly.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t want it,” said little Davie; “truly, I don’t, Polly.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I don’t want it,” said little Davie; “truly, I don’t, Polly.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Wait a minute for him, Ben.”
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
above and across; more than
From this reading And she ran over to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And she ran over to the door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I don’t want it,” said little Davie; “truly, I don’t, Polly.”
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she ran over to the door.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I don’t want it,” said little Davie; “truly, I don’t, Polly.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait a minute for him, Ben.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don’t want it,” said little Davie; “truly, I don’t, Polly.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Davie,” cried Polly, with a glance at his saucer of mush, as she set down her load by the waiting dish-pan, “you haven’t finished your breakfast.
Chapter 3 of Five little Peppers in the Little Brown House by Margaret Sidney holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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