Chapter 26 of Peggy-Alone is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Peggy-Alone is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ADVENTURE "Where is Lois?" Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information. "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door. "Where did she go?" "Over the roof."
Chapter 26 of Peggy-Alone is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “AN ADVENTURE "Where is Lois?"”
an act that fails
From this reading “Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.”
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading “"She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.”
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “"Over the roof."”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “"She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.”
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.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading AN ADVENTURE "Where is Lois?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADVENTURE "Where is Lois?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did she go?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
an act that fails
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Where did she go?"
destroyed or killed
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
a message received and understood
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ADVENTURE "Where is Lois?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ADVENTURE "Where is Lois?"
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Over the roof."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading "Over the roof."
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Laura flitted from one group of people to another, growing anxious in her continued failure to get any information.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
in or at the place that
From this reading AN ADVENTURE "Where is Lois?"
which person or people
From this reading "She was naughty, and she's gone!" screamed Claude and Nettie, who came rushing hand in hand out the front door.
Chapter 26 of Peggy-Alone by Mary Agnes Byrne holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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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