Chapter 2 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DAVIE AND OLD MAN PETERS “My sakes! David Pepper, you can’t get it in.” “Perhaps I can, Mrs. Peters.” “No, you can’t. There, give it to me.
Chapter 2 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “David Pepper, you can’t get it in.””
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “David Pepper, you can’t get it in.””
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “There, give it to me.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ““Perhaps I can, Mrs. Peters.””
add pepper to
From this reading “David Pepper, you can’t get it in.””
by chance
From this reading ““Perhaps I can, Mrs. Peters.””
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “DAVIE AND OLD MAN PETERS “My sakes!”
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “DAVIE AND OLD MAN PETERS “My sakes!”
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a man who is very old
In this reading “DAVIE AND OLD MAN PETERS “My sakes!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAVIE AND OLD MAN PETERS “My sakes!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Perhaps I can, Mrs. Peters.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David Pepper, you can’t get it in.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David Pepper, you can’t get it in.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVIE AND OLD MAN PETERS “My sakes!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading David Pepper, you can’t get it in.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading There, give it to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Perhaps I can, Mrs. Peters.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading David Pepper, you can’t get it in.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading David Pepper, you can’t get it in.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading DAVIE AND OLD MAN PETERS “My sakes!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There, give it to me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Perhaps I can, Mrs. Peters.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DAVIE AND OLD MAN PETERS “My sakes!
not any; not one
From this reading “No, you can’t.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading DAVIE AND OLD MAN PETERS “My sakes!
add pepper to
From this reading David Pepper, you can’t get it in.”
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps I can, Mrs. Peters.”
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading DAVIE AND OLD MAN PETERS “My sakes!
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading DAVIE AND OLD MAN PETERS “My sakes!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, give it to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There, give it to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading David Pepper, you can’t get it in.”
Chapter 2 of Our Davie Pepper by Margaret Sidney holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 2 holds 185 sentences of Our Davie Pepper, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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