Chapter 3 of Peggy Goes Straw Hat is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Peggy Goes Straw Hat is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest. “Oh,” she moaned again and turned over on her back. “Good morning!” There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee. The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.
Chapter 3 of Peggy Goes Straw Hat is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading ““Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading ““Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.”
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading ““Oh,” she moaned again and turned over on her back.”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.”
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading ““Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.”
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading “The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.”
-ing form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading “The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.”
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading “There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.”
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.
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In this reading “There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.”
In this reading ““Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.”
In this reading “The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
anew
From this reading “Oh,” she moaned again and turned over on her back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Oh,” she moaned again and turned over on her back.
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good morning!”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Oh,” she moaned again and turned over on her back.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Good morning!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Oh,” she moaned again and turned over on her back.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.
the extended spatial location of something
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
From this reading The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.
in or at or to some place
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
-ing form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading The cup rattled a bit in the saucer as she put it down, spilling coffee over the sides.
filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Oh!” she groaned and turned over, feeling the butterflies come and go somewhere in the region of her chest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a knock at her door, and Rita entered bearing a steaming cup of coffee.
Chapter 3 of Peggy Goes Straw Hat by Virginia Hughes holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 3 holds 442 sentences of Peggy Goes Straw Hat, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Peggy Goes Straw Hat by Virginia Hughes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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