Chapter 4 of Peeps at People — Being Certain Papers from the Writings of is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Peeps at People — Being Certain Papers from the Writings of is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother. "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor. Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters." "True," said Jean. "I had forgotten."
Chapter 4 of Peeps at People — Being Certain Papers from the Writings of is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “correct” — make right or correct
From this reading “"Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.”
plural of “crate” — a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
From this reading “Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."”
make a subtraction
From this reading “"We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.”
plural of “pheasant” — large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
From this reading “"We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.”
plural of “rooster” — adult male chicken
From this reading “Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."”
the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
From this reading “Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “"We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.”
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading “"We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.”
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In this reading “"Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.”
In this reading “"Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.”
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From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.
-ing form of “correct” — make right or correct
From this reading "Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.
plural of “crate” — a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
From this reading Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."
make a subtraction
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "I had forgotten."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.
ten 10s
From this reading "Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had forgotten."
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading "True," said Jean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."
plural of “pheasant” — large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
plural of “rooster” — adult male chicken
From this reading Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
the largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world
From this reading Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."
being one more than fifteen
From this reading "Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading "Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "True," said Jean.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Three crates of them turned out to be Shanghai roosters."
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading "We had to deduct $20 from our bill against Queen Victoria for those pheasants' eggs we sent to Windsor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sixteen hundred and thirty dollars," said Édouard, correcting his brother.
Chapter 4 of Peeps at People — Being Certain Papers from the Writings of by John Kendrick Bangs holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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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