Chapter 15 of Peter and Jane is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Peter and Jane is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?' Dunbar gave him a quick look. 'Is any one here?' he asked. 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter. 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
Chapter 15 of Peter and Jane is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading “'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Dunbar gave him a quick look.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.”
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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 Dunbar gave him a quick look.
(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 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading 'Is any one here?' he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Is any one here?' he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dunbar gave him a quick look.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Dunbar gave him a quick look.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dunbar gave him a quick look.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
immediately past
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dunbar gave him a quick look.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Is any one here?' he asked.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Dunbar gave him a quick look.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
which person or people
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
Chapter 15 of Peter and Jane by S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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