Chapter 9 of More About Peggy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of More About Peggy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture. "Come down this instant! How dare you be so rash? You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?" "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
Chapter 9 of More About Peggy is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"”
made afraid
From this reading “"For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “"For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “"A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.”
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading “You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"”
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading “How dare you be so rash?”
in a serious manner
From this reading “You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.”
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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 "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How dare you be so rash?
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come down this instant!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading How dare you be so rash?
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
with sadness; in a sorrowful manner
From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Come down this instant!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
made afraid
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
the act of departing
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How dare you be so rash?
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading "Come down this instant!
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
set down according to a plan
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
any red eruption of the skin
From this reading How dare you be so rash?
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
in a serious manner
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How dare you be so rash?
express in words
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "A great deal more seriously than you imagine!" sighed Peggy dolefully.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Come down this instant!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You don't mean to tell me seriously that you were going to climb that ladder?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "For pity's sake, Peggy, what are you doing?" he cried, and laid his hand on her arm with a frightened gesture.
Chapter 9 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.
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