Chapter VIII of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls, “Peggy’s Resolve,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls, “Peggy’s Resolve,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Stand! the ground’s your own, my braves! Will ye give it up to slaves? Will ye to your homes retire? Look behind you! They’re afire!
Chapter VIII of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls, “Peggy’s Resolve,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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, and audio.
lighted up by or as by fire or flame
From this reading “They’re afire!”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Look behind you!”
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading ““Stand! the ground’s your own, my braves!”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Will ye give it up to slaves?”
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Will ye to your homes retire?”
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “Will ye to your homes retire?”
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “Will ye give it up to slaves?”
be standing; be upright
From this reading ““Stand! the ground’s your own, my braves!”
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lighted up by or as by fire or flame
From this reading They’re afire!
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Look behind you!
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading “Stand! the ground’s your own, my braves!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Will ye give it up to slaves?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Stand! the ground’s your own, my braves!
plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time
From this reading Will ye to your homes retire?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Will ye give it up to slaves?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look behind you!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Stand! the ground’s your own, my braves!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Stand! the ground’s your own, my braves!
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading Will ye to your homes retire?
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Will ye give it up to slaves?
be standing; be upright
From this reading “Stand! the ground’s your own, my braves!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Stand! the ground’s your own, my braves!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re afire!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will ye give it up to slaves?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Will ye give it up to slaves?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will ye give it up to slaves?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Will ye give it up to slaves?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look behind you!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Stand! the ground’s your own, my braves!
Chapter 8 of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls by Lucy Foster Madison holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 8 holds 119 sentences of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls by Lucy Foster Madison exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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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