Chapter 8 of More About Peggy is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of More About Peggy is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But Esther laughed derisively at the very idea. "Pages indeed! Trains indeed! I sha'n't have any train to carry. My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
Chapter 8 of More About Peggy is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a disrespectful and mocking manner
From this reading “But Esther laughed derisively at the very idea.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “But Esther laughed derisively at the very idea.”
according to the clock
From this reading “My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.”
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “"Pages indeed!”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.”
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading “Trains indeed!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I sha'n't have any train to carry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Esther laughed derisively at the very idea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Esther laughed derisively at the very idea.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I sha'n't have any train to carry.
in a disrespectful and mocking manner
From this reading But Esther laughed derisively at the very idea.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
being one more than seven
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading But Esther laughed derisively at the very idea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I sha'n't have any train to carry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sha'n't have any train to carry.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But Esther laughed derisively at the very idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Pages indeed!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading But Esther laughed derisively at the very idea.
joined in matrimony
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
according to the clock
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
above and across; more than
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading "Pages indeed!
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sha'n't have any train to carry.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
successive (without a break)
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Esther laughed derisively at the very idea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sha'n't have any train to carry.
create by training and teaching
From this reading I sha'n't have any train to carry.
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading Trains indeed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
precisely as stated
From this reading But Esther laughed derisively at the very idea.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My own idea is to be married in my travelling-dress at eight o'clock in the morning, and drive straight to the station; but we must talk it over with Edward and see what he says.
Chapter 8 of More About Peggy by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 415 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.
Chapter 8 holds 415 sentences of More About Peggy, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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