Chapter 9 of Peter Paragon: A Tale of Youth is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Peter Paragon: A Tale of Youth is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you know all about me, like everybody else?" Peter groaned. "Of course. You don't know how famous you are. Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."
Chapter 9 of Peter Paragon: A Tale of Youth is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course.”
every person
From this reading “"Do you know all about me, like everybody else?"”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “You don't know how famous you are.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Peter groaned.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."”
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 groaned.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."”
a political advocate of socialism
From this reading “Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course.”
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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 Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Do you know all about me, like everybody else?"
(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 "Do you know all about me, like everybody else?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You don't know how famous you are.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know all about me, like everybody else?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't know how famous you are.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know all about me, like everybody else?"
every person
From this reading "Do you know all about me, like everybody else?"
widely known and esteemed
From this reading You don't know how famous you are.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading Peter groaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't know how famous you are.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you know all about me, like everybody else?"
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Do you know all about me, like everybody else?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you know all about me, like everybody else?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course.
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 groaned.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."
a political advocate of socialism
From this reading Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everybody knows you were sent down from Gamaliel for being a Socialist."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know all about me, like everybody else?"
Chapter 9 of Peter Paragon: A Tale of Youth by John Palmer holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 9 holds 411 sentences of Peter Paragon: A Tale of Youth, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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