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Peggy Owen and Liberty
Peggy Owen and Liberty

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Peggy Owen and Liberty is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 28 of Peggy Owen and Liberty by Lucy Foster Madison holds 288 sentences, grouped into 58 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.

What does chapter 28 of Peggy Owen and Liberty contain?

Chapter 28 holds 288 sentences of Peggy Owen and Liberty, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 28 of Peggy Owen and Liberty by Lucy Foster Madison exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 288 sentences, grouped into 58 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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About 526 minutes of reading across 1263 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Peggy Owen and Liberty

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"HOW COULD SHE KNOW?"
"To-morrow!
O, that's sudden!
Spare him, spare him!"
--"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.
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Peggy Owen and Liberty

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Peggy Owen and Liberty is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"HOW COULD SHE KNOW?"
Line 2
"To-morrow!
Line 3
O, that's sudden!
Line 4
Spare him, spare him!"
Line 5
--"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

COULD modal verb US /kʊd/

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

From this reading “"HOW COULD SHE KNOW?"”

All words in this reading · 21

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading --"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

camp

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading --"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

Colonel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading --"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

COULDmodal verbUS /kʊd/

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

From this reading "HOW COULD SHE KNOW?"

Dayton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading --"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading --"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Spare him, spare him!"

HOW

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From this reading "HOW COULD SHE KNOW?"

KNOW

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From this reading "HOW COULD SHE KNOW?"

Measure

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading --"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

met

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From this reading --"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

O

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading O, that's sudden!

reentered

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From this reading --"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "HOW COULD SHE KNOW?"

Spare

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Spare him, spare him!"

sudden

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading O, that's sudden!

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading O, that's sudden!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading --"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading --"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading --"_Measure for Measure._" Colonel Dayton met them as they reentered the camp.

To-morrow

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From this reading "To-morrow!