Chapter 2 of Peggy in Toyland is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Peggy in Toyland is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah. “Now I must be getting back to my old man. He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.” “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them. “That would indeed be a sad pity.
Chapter 2 of Peggy in Toyland is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.””
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading ““Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.””
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading ““That would indeed be a sad pity.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading ““I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading ““That would indeed be a sad pity.”
except if; if not
From this reading “He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.””
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading ““I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.”
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.
a man who is very old
In this reading ““Now I must be getting back to my old man.”
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 “That would indeed be a sad pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “That would indeed be a sad pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
not any; not one
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “That would indeed be a sad pity.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “That would indeed be a sad pity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That would indeed be a sad pity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
except if; if not
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
at the time that
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That would indeed be a sad pity.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
Chapter 2 of Peggy in Toyland by Archibald Marshall holds 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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 457 sentences of Peggy in Toyland, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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