Chapter 7 of Peggy Plays Off-Broadway is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Peggy Plays Off-Broadway is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We’ll put you in the projection booth!” Randy said. “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!” “Fine,” Mr. Andrews agreed. “And what do you want us to do until opening night?
Chapter 7 of Peggy Plays Off-Broadway is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““Fine,” Mr. Andrews agreed.”
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading ““Fine,” Mr. Andrews agreed.”
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading ““We’ll put you in the projection booth!””
no person; not anyone
From this reading ““You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!””
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading ““And what do you want us to do until opening night?”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading ““You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!””
a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
From this reading ““We’ll put you in the projection booth!””
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “Randy said.”
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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 “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!”
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Fine,” Mr. Andrews agreed.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!”
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading “Fine,” Mr. Andrews agreed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!”
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading “We’ll put you in the projection booth!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And what do you want us to do until opening night?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Fine,” Mr. Andrews agreed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We’ll put you in the projection booth!”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Fine,” Mr. Andrews agreed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “And what do you want us to do until opening night?
no person; not anyone
From this reading “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “And what do you want us to do until opening night?
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!”
a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
From this reading “We’ll put you in the projection booth!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “We’ll put you in the projection booth!”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading Randy said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Randy said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We’ll put you in the projection booth!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And what do you want us to do until opening night?
up to a particular time
From this reading “And what do you want us to do until opening night?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And what do you want us to do until opening night?
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “And what do you want us to do until opening night?
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From this reading “We’ll put you in the projection booth!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what do you want us to do until opening night?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We’ll put you in the projection booth!”
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From this reading “You’ll have a perfect view, and nobody will see you at all!”
Chapter 7 of Peggy Plays Off-Broadway by Virginia Hughes holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 7 holds 438 sentences of Peggy Plays Off-Broadway, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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