Chapter 2 of Peter and Polly in Winter is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Peter and Polly in Winter is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The moon was bright. Peter thought of his friend, the Fairy Bird. He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon. All at once he rubbed his eyes. Where was the snow man?
Chapter 2 of Peter and Polly in Winter is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “Peter thought of his friend, the Fairy Bird.”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “The moon was bright.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “Peter thought of his friend, the Fairy Bird.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “The moon was bright.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Peter thought of his friend, the Fairy Bird.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “All at once he rubbed his eyes.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “Where was the snow man?”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon.”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “All at once he rubbed his eyes.”
In this reading “He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon.”
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.
anew
From this reading He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon.
(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 All at once he rubbed his eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once he rubbed his eyes.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Peter thought of his friend, the Fairy Bird.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The moon was bright.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon.
opinion or judgment
From this reading All at once he rubbed his eyes.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Peter thought of his friend, the Fairy Bird.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Peter thought of his friend, the Fairy Bird.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter thought of his friend, the Fairy Bird.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Where was the snow man?
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The moon was bright.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Peter thought of his friend, the Fairy Bird.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once he rubbed his eyes.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Peter thought of his friend, the Fairy Bird.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading All at once he rubbed his eyes.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Where was the snow man?
carry out
From this reading He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon was bright.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Peter thought of his friend, the Fairy Bird.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon was bright.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was the snow man?
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wished the Bird would come again and take him to the moon.
Chapter 2 of Peter and Polly in Winter by Rose Lucia holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 424 sentences of Peter and Polly in Winter, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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