Chapter 7 of Peggy Goes Straw Hat is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Peggy Goes Straw Hat is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Where have you been all summer?” Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time. “We could have used you before!” “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.” “I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.
Chapter 7 of Peggy Goes Straw Hat is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in actual fact
From this reading ““I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading ““I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.”
throw carelessly
From this reading “Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading ““She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.””
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading ““I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading ““I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading ““Where have you been all summer?””
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 “Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.”
quietly in concealment
In this reading ““She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.””
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.
in actual fact
From this reading “I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.
in the past
From this reading “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Where have you been all summer?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Where have you been all summer?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We could have used you before!”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.
throw carelessly
From this reading Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We could have used you before!”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Where have you been all summer?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “I’ve been at the music camp, actually,” June explained.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “Where have you been all summer?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “We could have used you before!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We could have used you before!”
at the time that
From this reading Chuck asked when he heard her read for the first time.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where have you been all summer?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She’s been in hiding,” Mary laughed, “or I would have brought her long ago.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where have you been all summer?”
Chapter 7 of Peggy Goes Straw Hat by Virginia Hughes holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 7 holds 433 sentences of Peggy Goes Straw Hat, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Peggy Goes Straw Hat by Virginia Hughes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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