Chapter 1 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain. It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth. Youth! A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes. It passed before him now as a panorama.
Chapter 1 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading “It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.”
producing no result or effect
From this reading “A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.”
the visual percept of a region
From this reading “It passed before him now as a panorama.”
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading “A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.”
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.”
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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 A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It passed before him now as a panorama.
brought into existence
From this reading It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.
producing no result or effect
From this reading A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It passed before him now as a panorama.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It passed before him now as a panorama.
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From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
the visual percept of a region
From this reading It passed before him now as a panorama.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.
an amount of time
From this reading A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading A period of poverty and struggle: of empty dreams and futile hopes.
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading As O'Connell hurried through the streets of the little village thoughts surged madly through his brain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading It was in this barren spot he was born and passed his youth.
Chapter 1 of Peg O' My Heart by J. Hartley Manners holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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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