Chapter 3 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road. The parsonage door opened, and the minister’s wife ran down the path. “Here, Adoniram, take this to Mrs. Pepper.” She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
Chapter 3 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “attend” — be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.”
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading “She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.”
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
From this reading “She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.”
very recently
From this reading “She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “The parsonage door opened, and the minister’s wife ran down the path.”
add pepper to
From this reading “PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.”
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In this reading “PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.”
trace
In this reading “The parsonage door opened, and the minister’s wife ran down the path.”
In this reading “PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.”
In this reading “PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Here, Adoniram, take this to Mrs. Pepper.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
third-person singular of “attend” — be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The parsonage door opened, and the minister’s wife ran down the path.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The parsonage door opened, and the minister’s wife ran down the path.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here, Adoniram, take this to Mrs. Pepper.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The parsonage door opened, and the minister’s wife ran down the path.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
very recently
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The parsonage door opened, and the minister’s wife ran down the path.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading The parsonage door opened, and the minister’s wife ran down the path.
a course of conduct
From this reading The parsonage door opened, and the minister’s wife ran down the path.
add pepper to
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The parsonage door opened, and the minister’s wife ran down the path.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
carry out
From this reading “Here, Adoniram, take this to Mrs. Pepper.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Here, Adoniram, take this to Mrs. Pepper.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She put a clean folded napkin, from which came a nice smell of something newly baked, into his hand.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The parsonage door opened, and the minister’s wife ran down the path.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PEPPER ATTENDS TO THE MATTER Parson Henderson shut the gate with a firm hand, and stepped out into the road.
Chapter 3 of Our Davie Pepper by Margaret Sidney holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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 214 sentences of Our Davie Pepper, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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