Chapter 1 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC. BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO. PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO. NORWOOD, MASS. U. S. A.
Chapter 1 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.”
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.”
obtain a patent for
From this reading “PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.”
add pepper to
From this reading “PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.”
plural of “pepper” — climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.”
(of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book
From this reading “PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.”
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.”
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.
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From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading U. S. A.
(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 PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
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From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
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From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
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From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading NORWOOD, MASS.
equally distant from the extremes
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
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From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
obtain a patent for
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
add pepper to
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
plural of “pepper” — climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
(of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
set aside for the use of a particular person or party
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading PEPPER TRADE-MARK Registered in U.S. Patent Office _All rights reserved_ Published, August, 1916 OUR DAVIE PEPPER Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS MIDWAY,” “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS GROWN UP,” ETC.
Chapter 1 of Our Davie Pepper by Margaret Sidney holds 27 sentences, grouped into 6 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 1 holds 27 sentences of Our Davie Pepper, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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