Chapter 27 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence. She crept softly upstairs. Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room. She was fully dressed and carried a small travelling bag. Peg looked at her in amazement.
Chapter 27 of Peg O' My Heart is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Peg looked at her in amazement.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.”
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “She crept softly upstairs.”
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.”
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading “Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.”
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “She was fully dressed and carried a small travelling bag.”
on a floor above
From this reading “She crept softly upstairs.”
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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 She was fully dressed and carried a small travelling bag.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Peg looked at her in amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was fully dressed and carried a small travelling bag.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Peg looked at her in amazement.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading She was fully dressed and carried a small travelling bag.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading She was fully dressed and carried a small travelling bag.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading She crept softly upstairs.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She was fully dressed and carried a small travelling bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading She was fully dressed and carried a small travelling bag.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
and nothing more
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Peg looked at her in amazement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was fully dressed and carried a small travelling bag.
with low volume
From this reading She crept softly upstairs.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading She was fully dressed and carried a small travelling bag.
up to a particular time
From this reading Peg Intervenes Peg listened until she heard the faint sounds in the distance of the automobile being started--then silence.
on a floor above
From this reading She crept softly upstairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was fully dressed and carried a small travelling bag.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Just as she reached the top Ethel appeared from behind the curtains on her way down to the room.
Chapter 27 of Peg O' My Heart by J. Hartley Manners holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 27 holds 201 sentences of Peg O' My Heart, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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