Chapter 5 of Peggy Raymond's Vacation is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Peggy Raymond's Vacation is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared. "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped. No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed. "Quadrupeds have to have four legs, don't they? Well, anyway, it sounds like something queer."
Chapter 5 of Peggy Raymond's Vacation is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Well, anyway, it sounds like something queer."”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.”
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading “A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “"It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Well, anyway, it sounds like something queer."”
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading “A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “"It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.”
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In this reading “No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.”
In this reading “"Quadrupeds have to have four legs, don't they?”
In this reading “"It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.”
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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 A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Well, anyway, it sounds like something queer."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "Quadrupeds have to have four legs, don't they?
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Quadrupeds have to have four legs, don't they?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.
staying power
From this reading "Quadrupeds have to have four legs, don't they?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.
of an obscure nature
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
not any; not one
From this reading No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.
an animal especially a mammal having four limbs specialized for walking
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Quadrupeds have to have four legs, don't they?
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Well, anyway, it sounds like something queer."
any competition
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Well, anyway, it sounds like something queer."
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No, I don't mean that," she added hastily, as Peggy laughed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Quadrupeds have to have four legs, don't they?
having or as if having three legs
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, anyway, it sounds like something queer."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A SAFE AND SANE FOURTH "The three-legged race is what I'm dying to see," Amy declared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It sounds so mysterious, you know, like some new kind of quadruped.
Chapter 5 of Peggy Raymond's Vacation by Harriet L. (Harriet Lummis) Smith holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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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