Chapter 5 of Peter and Polly in Winter is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Peter and Polly in Winter is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, I never!" said grandmother to herself. "Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?" She kept looking back to see. Every time she looked, the kittens were coming. But, if she stopped, they stopped.
Chapter 5 of Peter and Polly in Winter is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Every time she looked, the kittens were coming.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?"”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “"Well, I never!" said grandmother to herself.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “She kept looking back to see.”
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading “Every time she looked, the kittens were coming.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “She kept looking back to see.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “But, if she stopped, they stopped.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?"”
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She kept looking back to see.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, if she stopped, they stopped.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Every time she looked, the kittens were coming.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every time she looked, the kittens were coming.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?"
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "Well, I never!" said grandmother to herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Well, I never!" said grandmother to herself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I never!" said grandmother to herself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But, if she stopped, they stopped.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She kept looking back to see.
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading Every time she looked, the kittens were coming.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Every time she looked, the kittens were coming.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She kept looking back to see.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Well, I never!" said grandmother to herself.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, I never!" said grandmother to herself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She kept looking back to see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kept looking back to see.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading But, if she stopped, they stopped.
express a supposition
From this reading "Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every time she looked, the kittens were coming.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Every time she looked, the kittens were coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I never!" said grandmother to herself.
(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, I never!" said grandmother to herself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every time she looked, the kittens were coming.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, do you suppose they will follow me home?"
Chapter 5 of Peter and Polly in Winter by Rose Lucia 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 5 holds 438 sentences of Peter and Polly in Winter, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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