Chapter 17 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But is it all right?" he persisted. "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet. Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking." "Oh no." Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.
Chapter 17 of Flower o' the Peach is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking."”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.”
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “"But is it all right?" he persisted.”
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading “Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking."”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "But is it all right?" he persisted.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But is it all right?" he persisted.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But is it all right?" he persisted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking."
be the source of pain
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But is it all right?" he persisted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But is it all right?" he persisted.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking."
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh no."
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading "But is it all right?" he persisted.
a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "But is it all right?" he persisted.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking."
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Margaret shifted in her chair with a tired impatience.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Look here, Miss Harding: you were wrong about what I was thinking."
but in spite of that
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ’re hurt about something; I can see you are; so it ’s not all right yet.
Chapter 17 of Flower o' the Peach by Perceval Gibbon holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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