Chapter 12 of Mrs. Red Pepper is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Red Pepper is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CRISIS "Little wife?" "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!" "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous! What does it mean?" "An operation to-morrow."
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Red Pepper is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “"Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “"Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “A CRISIS "Little wife?"”
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “"Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"”
easily agitated
From this reading “"Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"”
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading “"An operation to-morrow."”
add pepper to
From this reading “"Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “"Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CRISIS "Little wife?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An operation to-morrow."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading A CRISIS "Little wife?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does it mean?"
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What does it mean?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A CRISIS "Little wife?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What does it mean?"
easily agitated
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading "An operation to-morrow."
add pepper to
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An operation to-morrow."
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does it mean?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading A CRISIS "Little wife?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Redfield Pepper--" "I'm as nervous as a cat up a tree with a couple of dogs at the foot!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Red, I never heard you talk of being nervous!
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Red Pepper by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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 12 holds 267 sentences of Mrs. Red Pepper, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Mrs. Red Pepper by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 267 sentences, grouped into 54 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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