Chapter 7 of Little Miss Peggy: Only a Nursery Story is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Little Miss Peggy: Only a Nursery Story is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store." THE yard door was still open; so was the house door. Peggy met no one as she ran in. "Fanny's upstairs, p'raps," she said to herself. But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
Chapter 7 of Little Miss Peggy: Only a Nursery Story is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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small rounded bread either plain or sweet
From this reading “A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."”
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “"Fanny's upstairs, p'raps," she said to herself.”
something acquired without compensation
From this reading “A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Peggy met no one as she ran in.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."”
on a floor above
From this reading “"Fanny's upstairs, p'raps," she said to herself.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “THE yard door was still open; so was the house door.”
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 “But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.”
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 A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Peggy met no one as she ran in.
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
From this reading A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE yard door was still open; so was the house door.
one or the other of two
From this reading But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fanny's upstairs, p'raps," she said to herself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."
something acquired without compensation
From this reading A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Fanny's upstairs, p'raps," she said to herself.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE yard door was still open; so was the house door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peggy met no one as she ran in.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Peggy met no one as she ran in.
not any; not one
From this reading Peggy met no one as she ran in.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Peggy met no one as she ran in.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE yard door was still open; so was the house door.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fanny's upstairs, p'raps," she said to herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peggy met no one as she ran in.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Peggy met no one as she ran in.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Fanny's upstairs, p'raps," she said to herself.
cut with a saw
From this reading But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peggy met no one as she ran in.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE yard door was still open; so was the house door.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE yard door was still open; so was the house door.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BUN TO THE GOOD "The little gift from out our store."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
on a floor above
From this reading "Fanny's upstairs, p'raps," she said to herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE yard door was still open; so was the house door.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But no, she saw nothing of Fanny either on the way up or in the nursery.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading THE yard door was still open; so was the house door.
Chapter 7 of Little Miss Peggy: Only a Nursery Story by Mrs. Molesworth holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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 7 holds 236 sentences of Little Miss Peggy: Only a Nursery Story, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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