Chapter 11 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 11 of More About Peggy is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently. "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you! I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!" "Oh, Hector, no! Don't say so.
Chapter 11 of More About Peggy is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading “"I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.”
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading “"Oh, Hector, no!”
free from external control and constraint
From this reading “"I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “"I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!”
have in common
From this reading “I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't say so.
a boy or man
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading "Oh, Hector, no!
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
free from external control and constraint
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
not any; not one
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Hector, no!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
express in words
From this reading Don't say so.
have in common
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't say so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Am I to go alone, Peggy?" he asked gently.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I should get along badly now without you to help me, and share my lot!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have been an independent fellow all my life, and thought I needed no one but myself, but that is all altered since I met you!
Chapter 11 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 11 holds 415 sentences of More About Peggy, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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