Chapter XXVII of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls, “A Haven After the Storm,” is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter XXVII of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls, “A Haven After the Storm,” is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.” —Shirley. “We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly. “Oh, friend, can’t thee do something? We must not leave them.”
Chapter XXVII of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls, “A Haven After the Storm,” is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 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.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading ““Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.””
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading ““Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.””
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading ““Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.””
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading ““Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.””
operate an airplane
From this reading ““Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.””
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading ““We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.”
plural of “steer” — an indication of potential opportunity
From this reading ““Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.””
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading ““We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
come into existence; take on form or shape
In this reading ““We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.”
In this reading ““We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, friend, can’t thee do something?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, friend, can’t thee do something?
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Oh, friend, can’t thee do something?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
go away from a place
From this reading We must not leave them.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We must not leave them.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, friend, can’t thee do something?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.
operate an airplane
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —Shirley.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Oh, friend, can’t thee do something?
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.
plural of “steer” — an indication of potential opportunity
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Oh, friend, can’t thee do something?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We must not leave them.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “Safe through the war her course the vessel steers, The haven gained, the pilot drops his fears.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “We must,” burst from Peggy, springing up wildly.
Chapter 27 of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls by Lucy Foster Madison holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 27 holds 163 sentences of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 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 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 33 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 27 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls by Lucy Foster Madison on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5881 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36740 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #36740, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 490 minutes of reading across 1177 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 34 chapters of Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Peggy Owen, Patriot: A Story for Girls, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
