Chapter 3 of Peggy on the Road is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Peggy on the Road is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Peter put his hand over his heart melodramatically. “Even if they were crying inside.” Stalkey nodded. “Yeah, that’s it. It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
Chapter 3 of Peggy on the Road is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading “It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.””
an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
From this reading “It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.””
dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
From this reading “It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.””
demanding attention
From this reading ““Even if they were crying inside.””
highest in quality
From this reading “It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.””
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.””
the present time or age
From this reading “It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.””
not only so, but
From this reading ““Yeah, that’s it.”
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 actual fact
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
demanding attention
From this reading “Even if they were crying inside.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
divisible by two
From this reading “Even if they were crying inside.”
highest in quality
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Peter put his hand over his heart melodramatically.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Peter put his hand over his heart melodramatically.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter put his hand over his heart melodramatically.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Even if they were crying inside.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “Even if they were crying inside.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yeah, that’s it.
as in a melodrama
From this reading Peter put his hand over his heart melodramatically.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Stalkey nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
above and across; more than
From this reading Peter put his hand over his heart melodramatically.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter put his hand over his heart melodramatically.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Peter put his hand over his heart melodramatically.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
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From this reading Stalkey nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yeah, that’s it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Even if they were crying inside.”
the present time or age
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
male cat
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It sounds real corny today, but they actually did it, and Tom Agate was one of the greatest.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Even if they were crying inside.”
not only so, but
From this reading “Yeah, that’s it.
Chapter 3 of Peggy on the Road by Virginia Hughes holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Peggy on the Road, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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