Chapter 14 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms. He looked down at it in a stupor. It had really come to pass. Their child--Angela's and his! A little baby-girl.
Chapter 14 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading “THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.”
the quality of being humane
From this reading “THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.”
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading “THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.”
go across or through
From this reading “It had really come to pass.”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “He looked down at it in a stupor.”
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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 THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their child--Angela's and his!
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From this reading Their child--Angela's and his!
weapons considered collectively
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked down at it in a stupor.
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From this reading A little baby-girl.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Their child--Angela's and his!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had really come to pass.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He looked down at it in a stupor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had really come to pass.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked down at it in a stupor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Their child--Angela's and his!
the quality of being humane
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He looked down at it in a stupor.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked down at it in a stupor.
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
go across or through
From this reading It had really come to pass.
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It had really come to pass.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading He looked down at it in a stupor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their child--Angela's and his!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had really come to pass.
in the direction of
From this reading THE BIRTH OF PEG Toward morning the doctor placed a little mite of humanity in O'Connell's arms.
Chapter 14 of Peg O' My Heart by J. Hartley Manners holds 51 sentences, grouped into 11 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 14 holds 51 sentences of Peg O' My Heart, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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