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Peter Pan

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Peter Pan is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 15 of Peter Pan by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 15 of Peter Pan contain?

Chapter 15 holds 197 sentences of Peter Pan, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of Peter Pan by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 197 sentences, grouped into 40 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 15 of Peter Pan?

Work through the 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 40 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 15 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 15 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Peter Pan?

Yes. All 3082 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Peter Pan is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #16, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Peter Pan take to read?

About 256 minutes of reading across 617 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Peter Pan section by section

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Vocabulary met early in Peter Pan

Words and structures a reader meets early in Peter Pan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Children
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Except
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Wendy
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Years
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HOOK OR ME THIS TIME Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.
Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.
Now such an experience had come that night to Peter.
When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.
He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.
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Peter Pan

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Peter Pan is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HOOK OR ME THIS TIMEOdd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.
Line 2
Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.
Line 3
Now such an experience had come that night to Peter.
Line 4
When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.
Line 5
He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Dagger noun US /ˈdæɡ.ər/

A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.

From this reading “When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.”

All words in this reading · 81

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a

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

about

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From this reading He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

across

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

all

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

an

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

and

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

anything

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From this reading He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

at

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

been

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

but

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

by

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From this reading He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

come

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From this reading Now such an experience had come that night to Peter.

crocodile

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From this reading He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

daggernounUS /ˈdæɡ.ər/

A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.

From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

deaf

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

discover

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

don't

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

ear

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

experience

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From this reading Now such an experience had come that night to Peter.

finger

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

for

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

had

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From this reading Now such an experience had come that night to Peter.

half

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

happen

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

happened

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

have

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

he

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

him

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

his

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

HOOK

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

hour

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

how

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

in

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

instance

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

island

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

it

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From this reading He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

know

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

last

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

life

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

lips

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

long

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

ME

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

night

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From this reading Now such an experience had come that night to Peter.

not

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From this reading He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

noticing

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

Now

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From this reading Now such an experience had come that night to Peter.

Odd

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

of

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

on

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

one

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

OR

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

our

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

pass

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From this reading He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

peculiar

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From this reading He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

Peter

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From this reading Now such an experience had come that night to Peter.

ready

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

remembered

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From this reading He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

saw

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

say

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

seen

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From this reading He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

stealing

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

such

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From this reading Now such an experience had come that night to Peter.

suddenly

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

take

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

that

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

the

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

they

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

things

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

THIS

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

through

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

Thus

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

ticking

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From this reading He had seen the crocodile pass by without noticing anything peculiar about it, but by and by he remembered that it had not been ticking.

TIME

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

to

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

us

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

was

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

way

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.

we

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From this reading Thus, to take an instance, we suddenly discover that we have been deaf in one ear for we don’t know how long, but, say, half an hour.

When

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

with

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From this reading When last we saw him he was stealing across the island with one finger to his lips and his dagger at the ready.

without

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From this reading “HOOK OR ME THIS TIME” Odd things happen to all of us on our way through life without our noticing for a time that they have happened.