Chapter 8 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously. Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again. "I ’ll get rid of it somehow," he said. "It’s very well made. And now, am I to look pleasant, or what?"
Chapter 8 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.”
capable of wounding
From this reading “He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.”
make up
From this reading “He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.”
past form of “pocket” — put in one's pocket
From this reading “Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.”
-ing form of “subject” — cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
From this reading “He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.”
plural of “test” — trying something to find out about it
From this reading “He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.”
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.
do away with
In this reading “"I ’ll get rid of it somehow," he said.”
In this reading “Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.”
observe with attention
In this reading “He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.”
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 He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
anew
From this reading Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And now, am I to look pleasant, or what?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.
capable of wounding
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
a youthful male person
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
make up
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I ’ll get rid of it somehow," he said.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ’ll get rid of it somehow," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s very well made.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
immediately past
From this reading Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ’ll get rid of it somehow," he said.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And now, am I to look pleasant, or what?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now, am I to look pleasant, or what?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And now, am I to look pleasant, or what?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading And now, am I to look pleasant, or what?"
past form of “pocket” — put in one's pocket
From this reading Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.
relieve from
From this reading "I ’ll get rid of it somehow," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I ’ll get rid of it somehow," he said.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "I ’ll get rid of it somehow," he said.
-ing form of “subject” — cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
plural of “test” — trying something to find out about it
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It’s very well made.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.
(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 "It’s very well made.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And now, am I to look pleasant, or what?"
at the time that
From this reading Paul was relieved when at last he pocketed it and lay back again.
during the time that
From this reading He made a show of biting the coin and subjecting it to other tests of its goodness while the boy looked on anxiously.
Chapter 8 of Flower o' the Peach by Perceval Gibbon holds 405 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 8 holds 405 sentences of Flower o' the Peach, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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