Chapter 6 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it. “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice. David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead. “I’m not sick a bit,” he said. “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
Chapter 6 of Our Davie Pepper is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
From this reading ““What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.”
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading ““What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.”
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.”
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading ““What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading ““What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.”
a light shade of red
From this reading ““What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.”
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.”
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In this reading ““What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.”
In this reading “David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.”
advance stealthily or unnoticed
In this reading “ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.”
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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 “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I’m not sick a bit,” he said.
made of calico or resembling calico in being patterned
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice.
put on clothes
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m not sick a bit,” he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not sick a bit,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not sick a bit,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
above and across; more than
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
past form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
a light shade of red
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m not sick a bit,” he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading David jumped up, tossing the soft waves of light hair from his forehead.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “What makes you cry then?” persisted Phronsie, picking up her pink calico dress to clamber over the wood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE MAYBURY ROAD Phronsie crept up to the wood-pile and peered around it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you sick, Davie?” she asked in a soft little voice.
Chapter 6 of Our Davie Pepper by Margaret Sidney holds 213 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 6 holds 213 sentences of Our Davie Pepper, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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