Chapter 10 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Wasn’t there anything?" Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice. "Nothing worth while. That ’s another of my troubles, you see. They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
Chapter 10 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “dock” — an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading “They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.”
the act of giving special importance or significance to something
From this reading “Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.”
easily agitated
From this reading “Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.”
occurring from time to time
From this reading “They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.”
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading “They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “That ’s another of my troubles, you see.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading That ’s another of my troubles, you see.
any thing at all
From this reading "Wasn’t there anything?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
plural of “dock” — an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
the act of giving special importance or significance to something
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
making gestures while speaking
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That ’s another of my troubles, you see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
easily agitated
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing worth while.
occurring from time to time
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading That ’s another of my troubles, you see.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That ’s another of my troubles, you see.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
a state of acute pain
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That ’s another of my troubles, you see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Wasn’t there anything?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
up to a particular time
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
made neat and tidy by trimming
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading That ’s another of my troubles, you see.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wasn’t there anything?"
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Margaret was watching the nervous play of his gesticulating hands, so oddly emphasizing his pleasant English voice.
during the time that
From this reading "Nothing worth while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They taught me and trimmed me till I could n’t be content with occasional niggers at the docks suffering from belaying-pin on the brain.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Nothing worth while.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That ’s another of my troubles, you see.
Chapter 10 of Flower o' the Peach by Perceval Gibbon holds 416 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.
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