Chapter 3 of My Lady Peggy Goes to Town is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of My Lady Peggy Goes to Town is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Tut! tut! What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically. “Come now, off and implore Lady Peggy to hasten.” “Her Ladyship’s from home,” finally Chockey says. “What!
Chapter 3 of My Lady Peggy Goes to Town is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading “What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.”
with diplomacy; in a diplomatic manner
From this reading “What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.”
act or move at high speed
From this reading ““Come now, off and implore Lady Peggy to hasten.””
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““Come now, off and implore Lady Peggy to hasten.””
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.”
social deportment
From this reading “What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.”
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading ““Tut! tut!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Her Ladyship’s from home,” finally Chockey says.”
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plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Her Ladyship’s from home,” finally Chockey says.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come now, off and implore Lady Peggy to hasten.”
with diplomacy; in a diplomatic manner
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “Her Ladyship’s from home,” finally Chockey says.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Her Ladyship’s from home,” finally Chockey says.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
act or move at high speed
From this reading “Come now, off and implore Lady Peggy to hasten.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Her Ladyship’s from home,” finally Chockey says.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Her Ladyship’s from home,” finally Chockey says.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Come now, off and implore Lady Peggy to hasten.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Come now, off and implore Lady Peggy to hasten.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Her Ladyship’s from home,” finally Chockey says.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
social deportment
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Come now, off and implore Lady Peggy to hasten.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Come now, off and implore Lady Peggy to hasten.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come now, off and implore Lady Peggy to hasten.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Her Ladyship’s from home,” finally Chockey says.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading “Tut! tut!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What manners is that, and you handsome enough to kiss,” adds the little Baronet diplomatically.
Chapter 3 of My Lady Peggy Goes to Town by Frances Aymar Mathews holds 413 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 3 holds 413 sentences of My Lady Peggy Goes to Town, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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