Chapter 2 of More About Peggy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of More About Peggy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How tall you are! Taller than your father, my dear big son!" "How good it is to see you again, my boy! We have wearied for this day." "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
Chapter 2 of More About Peggy is here in full — 419 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “"Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Taller than your father, my dear big son!"”
a youthful male person
From this reading “"How good it is to see you again, my boy!”
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading “"Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!”
a male human offspring
From this reading “Taller than your father, my dear big son!"”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “"How tall you are!”
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “Taller than your father, my dear big son!"”
exhausted
From this reading “We have wearied for this day."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
anew
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How tall you are!
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
a youthful male person
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We have wearied for this day."
dearly loved
From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have wearied for this day."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have wearied for this day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How tall you are!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
a male human offspring
From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "How tall you are!
comparative of “tall” — great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We have wearied for this day."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How good it is to see you again, my boy!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have wearied for this day."
exhausted
From this reading We have wearied for this day."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Arthur, what a big moustache!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How tall you are!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Taller than your father, my dear big son!"
Chapter 2 of More About Peggy by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 419 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.
Chapter 2 holds 419 sentences of More About Peggy, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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