Chapter 1 of Peeps at People — Being Certain Papers from the Writings of is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Peeps at People — Being Certain Papers from the Writings of is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR. GHOSTS I HAVE MET, AND SOME OTHERS. With Illustrations by NEWELL, FROST, and RICHARDS. 16mo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25. PASTE JEWELS.
Chapter 1 of Peeps at People — Being Certain Papers from the Writings of is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “16mo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “With Illustrations by NEWELL, FROST, and RICHARDS.”
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “GHOSTS I HAVE MET, AND SOME OTHERS.”
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading “With Illustrations by NEWELL, FROST, and RICHARDS.”
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “PASTE JEWELS.”
any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
From this reading “16mo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.”
any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
From this reading “PASTE JEWELS.”
English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading “With Illustrations by NEWELL, FROST, and RICHARDS.”
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From this reading 16mo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.
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From this reading 16mo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GHOSTS I HAVE MET, AND SOME OTHERS.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading 16mo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading With Illustrations by NEWELL, FROST, and RICHARDS.
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading GHOSTS I HAVE MET, AND SOME OTHERS.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GHOSTS I HAVE MET, AND SOME OTHERS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GHOSTS I HAVE MET, AND SOME OTHERS.
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Illustrations by NEWELL, FROST, and RICHARDS.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading PASTE JEWELS.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading GHOSTS I HAVE MET, AND SOME OTHERS.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading 16mo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With Illustrations by NEWELL, FROST, and RICHARDS.
any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
From this reading 16mo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1.25.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GHOSTS I HAVE MET, AND SOME OTHERS.
any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
From this reading PASTE JEWELS.
English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
From this reading With Illustrations by NEWELL, FROST, and RICHARDS.
Identical; not different.
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading GHOSTS I HAVE MET, AND SOME OTHERS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations by NEWELL, FROST, and RICHARDS.
Chapter 1 of Peeps at People — Being Certain Papers from the Writings of by John Kendrick Bangs holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
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