Chapter 2 of Peggy on the Road is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Peggy on the Road is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?” Amy asked. May nodded. “You’ve got the picture.” “What happened to all the men?”
Chapter 2 of Peggy on the Road is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a female human offspring
From this reading ““You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?””
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading ““You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?””
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading ““You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?””
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading ““What happened to all the men?””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?””
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ““You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?””
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “May nodded.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading ““You’ve got the picture.””
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In this reading ““You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?””
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(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 “What happened to all the men?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amy asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Amy asked.
a female human offspring
From this reading “You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?”
plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading “You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You’ve got the picture.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What happened to all the men?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May nodded.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?”
the force of workers available
From this reading “What happened to all the men?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading May nodded.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “You’ve got the picture.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What happened to all the men?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What happened to all the men?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean there are three generations—the grandmother, the mother, and the daughter?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve got the picture.”
Chapter 2 of Peggy on the Road by Virginia Hughes holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of Peggy on the Road, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Peggy on the Road by Virginia Hughes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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