Chapter 7 of Peggy Parsons, a Hampton Freshman is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Peggy Parsons, a Hampton Freshman is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bang! Bang! “My-y goo-oodness, is it time to get up?” Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room. But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
Chapter 7 of Peggy Parsons, a Hampton Freshman is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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strike violently
From this reading “Bang!”
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.”
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.”
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.”
a result
From this reading “Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.”
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.
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In this reading “Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.”
In this reading “But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.”
In this reading “But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading ““My-y goo-oodness, is it time to get up?””
In this reading “Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
later than; following
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
strike violently
From this reading Bang!
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “My-y goo-oodness, is it time to get up?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My-y goo-oodness, is it time to get up?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My-y goo-oodness, is it time to get up?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “My-y goo-oodness, is it time to get up?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My-y goo-oodness, is it time to get up?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
a result
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
in a sleepy manner
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “My-y goo-oodness, is it time to get up?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My-y goo-oodness, is it time to get up?”
in the direction of
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Katherine sat up sleepily the morning after the freshmen officers’ reception, and tried to get some response from the little log-like Peggy in the bed across the room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “My-y goo-oodness, is it time to get up?”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Peggy’s face was toward the wall and she presented a perfect picture of deep sleep.
Chapter 7 of Peggy Parsons, a Hampton Freshman by Annabel Sharp holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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.
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