Chapter 17 of Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's. "Maids! Maids! Maids!" Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
Chapter 17 of Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading “Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.”
a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
From this reading “EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.”
press tightly together or cram
From this reading “Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.”
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading “"Maids!”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.”
any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red
From this reading “Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.”
plural of “tart” — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading “Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.”
cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
From this reading “Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
the first light of day
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
press tightly together or cram
From this reading Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
plural of “maid” — a female domestic
From this reading "Maids!
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
above and across; more than
From this reading Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red
From this reading Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
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From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
plural of “tart” — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
From this reading Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EPILOGUE At cockcrow came the call which in that orchard was now as familiar as the rooster's.
cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
From this reading Martin Pippin was leaning over the green wicket throwing jam tarts to the ducks.
Chapter 17 of Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard by Eleanor Farjeon holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 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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