Chapter 2 of Pegeen is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Pegeen is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, I think you’re splendid, sir—just splendid. Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that. I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.” “Thank you,” said Archibald, gratefully. “Then you think you can keep on seeing to me?”
Chapter 2 of Pegeen is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of making something clean
From this reading “I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.””
your parents
From this reading “I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.””
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that.”
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading ““Thank you,” said Archibald, gratefully.”
dirty and disorderly
From this reading “Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.””
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading ““Why, I think you’re splendid, sir—just splendid.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ““Thank you,” said Archibald, gratefully.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Then you think you can keep on seeing to me?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank you,” said Archibald, gratefully.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.”
the act of making something clean
From this reading I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that.
your parents
From this reading I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that.
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading “Thank you,” said Archibald, gratefully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, I think you’re splendid, sir—just splendid.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Why, I think you’re splendid, sir—just splendid.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Then you think you can keep on seeing to me?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Then you think you can keep on seeing to me?”
dirty and disorderly
From this reading Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Then you think you can keep on seeing to me?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Thank you,” said Archibald, gratefully.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “Then you think you can keep on seeing to me?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Why, I think you’re splendid, sir—just splendid.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “Why, I think you’re splendid, sir—just splendid.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you,” said Archibald, gratefully.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then you think you can keep on seeing to me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Why, I think you’re splendid, sir—just splendid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then you think you can keep on seeing to me?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I love cleaning up after folks if they’re nice, and you’re as nice as can be.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, I think you’re splendid, sir—just splendid.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Funny, you know, and messy, but I don’t mind that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, I think you’re splendid, sir—just splendid.
Chapter 2 of Pegeen by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Chapter 2 holds 430 sentences of Pegeen, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Pegeen by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 282 minutes of reading across 678 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Pegeen, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
