Peggy Owen and Liberty

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"THEE MAY TELL HIM AT THE LAST" "A hopeless darkness settles o'er my fate; I've seen the last look of her heavenly eyes,-- I've heard the last sound of her blessed voice,-- I've seen her fair form from my sight depart!

My doom is closed."

--_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

He turned toward Peggy appealingly.

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Chapter XXIV Reading 1/45

Peggy Owen and Liberty

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of Peggy Owen and Liberty is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Line 2

My doom is closed."

Line 3

--_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

Line 4

He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

Line 5

He turned toward Peggy appealingly.

Learner Dictionary

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Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.”

MAY modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “"THEE MAY TELL HIM AT THE LAST" "A hopeless darkness settles o'er my fate; I've seen the last look of her heavenly eyes,-- I've heard the last sound of her blessed voice,-- I've seen her fair form from my sight depart!”

THEE pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “He turned toward Peggy appealingly.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "THEE MAY TELL HIM AT THE LAST" "A hopeless darkness settles o'er my fate; I've seen the last look of her heavenly eyes,-- I've heard the last sound of her blessed voice,-- I've seen her fair form from my sight depart!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

appealingly

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From this reading He turned toward Peggy appealingly.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

Basil

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

blessed

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

Clifford

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

closed

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From this reading My doom is closed."

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

Count

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

darkness

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deep

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

depart

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doom

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From this reading My doom is closed."

dyed

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

eyes

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face

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

fair

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fate

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flush

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

form

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

gesture

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From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

gone

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From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

hands

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From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

heard

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heavenly

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

HIMpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

hopeless

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I've

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading My doom is closed."

LAST

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lips

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From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

look

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MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

o'er

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

opened

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From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

out

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From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

Peggy

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From this reading He turned toward Peggy appealingly.

protesting

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From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

Sally

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

say

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From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

seen

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settles

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

sight

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sound

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speak

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From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

started

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

TELL

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

THEEpronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

threw

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From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading He turned toward Peggy appealingly.

trickery

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

turned

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From this reading He turned toward Peggy appealingly.

uttered

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

voice

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He threw out his hands in a protesting gesture, and opened his lips to speak, but she was gone before he could say a word.

word

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From this reading --_Count Basil._ Clifford started as Sally uttered the word, "trickery," and a deep flush dyed his face.

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