Chapter 8 of Peggy is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Peggy is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY MOONLIGHT. The time went quickly enough at Miss Russell's. Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity. Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed. It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
Chapter 8 of Peggy is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
From this reading “Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.”
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading “Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “BY MOONLIGHT.”
a rate that is rapid
From this reading “Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.”
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading “Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.”
possessive form of “russell” — United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “The time went quickly enough at Miss Russell's.”
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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 Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
surprising greatly
From this reading Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The time went quickly enough at Miss Russell's.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The time went quickly enough at Miss Russell's.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
a unit of instruction
From this reading Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The time went quickly enough at Miss Russell's.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
the light of the Moon
From this reading BY MOONLIGHT.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
on one occasion
From this reading Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
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From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
with speed
From this reading The time went quickly enough at Miss Russell's.
a rate that is rapid
From this reading Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.
possessive form of “russell” — United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading The time went quickly enough at Miss Russell's.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time went quickly enough at Miss Russell's.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time went quickly enough at Miss Russell's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was not so bad now; in fact, a good deal of it was very pleasant, she was obliged to admit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before Peggy could realise that she was fairly settled, a month had passed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The time went quickly enough at Miss Russell's.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once the routine established, lesson followed lesson and day followed day with amazing rapidity.
Chapter 8 of Peggy by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 8 holds 206 sentences of Peggy, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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