Chapter 4 of Peggy in Toyland is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Peggy in Toyland is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace. “If not, won’t it be telling a story?” “Do you think it will?” asked Colonel Jim. “I shouldn’t like to do that.” There was a pause.
Chapter 4 of Peggy in Toyland is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading ““But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading ““Do you think it will?” asked Colonel Jim.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading ““But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “There was a pause.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading ““But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ““If not, won’t it be telling a story?””
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading ““But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading ““If not, won’t it be telling a story?””
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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 “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Do you think it will?” asked Colonel Jim.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think it will?” asked Colonel Jim.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shouldn’t like to do that.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If not, won’t it be telling a story?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If not, won’t it be telling a story?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think it will?” asked Colonel Jim.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I shouldn’t like to do that.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “If not, won’t it be telling a story?”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading There was a pause.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shouldn’t like to do that.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “If not, won’t it be telling a story?”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “If not, won’t it be telling a story?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I shouldn’t like to do that.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Do you think it will?” asked Colonel Jim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a pause.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If not, won’t it be telling a story?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But are you sure there will be a bird to point at?” asked Lady Grace.
Chapter 4 of Peggy in Toyland by Archibald Marshall holds 465 sentences, grouped into 93 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 4 holds 465 sentences of Peggy in Toyland, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Peggy in Toyland by Archibald Marshall exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 465 sentences, grouped into 93 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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