Chapter XX of Peggy Owen at Yorktown, “Vindicated,” is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XX of Peggy Owen at Yorktown, “Vindicated,” is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.” —Dryden. “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice. “Oh, Harriet! Harriet! why didn’t thee come before?
Chapter XX of Peggy Owen at Yorktown, “Vindicated,” is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make amends for
From this reading ““’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.””
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading ““’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.””
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading ““’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.””
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading ““Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.”
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
From this reading “—Dryden.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ““’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.””
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
From this reading ““’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.””
show to be right by providing justification or proof
From this reading ““’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.””
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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 “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
make amends for
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Harriet! why didn’t thee come before?
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harriet! why didn’t thee come before?
the outstanding poet and dramatist of the Restoration (1631-1700)
From this reading —Dryden.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Harriet!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
and nothing more
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
immediately past
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Harriet!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
show to be right by providing justification or proof
From this reading “’Tis just that I should vindicate alone The broken truce, or for the breach atone.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Thee has come at last,” cried Peggy, a little catch coming into her voice.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Harriet! why didn’t thee come before?
Chapter 20 of Peggy Owen at Yorktown by Lucy Foster Madison holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 20 holds 169 sentences of Peggy Owen at Yorktown, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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