Peter Poodle, Toy Maker to the King

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{156} {157} The Twenty-first Chapter.

_Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

Then, oh my, what a surprise he did have! for the moment he opened his eyes, they looked right into the loveliest, sweetest eyes in all the world; and he knew that those eyes belonged to—his dear mother.

Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

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Peter Poodle, Toy Maker to the King Will Bradley

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Peter Poodle, Toy Maker to the King is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

{156} {157} The Twenty-first Chapter. _Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy. Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day. Then, oh my, what a surprise he did have! for the moment he opened his eyes, they looked right into the loveliest, sweetest eyes in all the world; and he knew that those eyes belonged to—his dear mother. Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

Peter Poodle, Toy Maker to the King

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of Peter Poodle, Toy Maker to the King is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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{156} {157} The Twenty-first Chapter.

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_Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

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Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

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Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

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awoke verb US /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading “Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.”

belonged verb US /bɪˈlɔːŋd/

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading “Then, oh my, what a surprise he did have! for the moment he opened his eyes, they looked right into the loveliest, sweetest eyes in all the world; and he knew that those eyes belonged to—his dear mother.”

Chapter noun US /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading “{156} {157} The Twenty-first Chapter.”

leaning adjective US /ˈliːnɪŋ/

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading “Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.”

Mamma noun US /ˈmɑːmə/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading “Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.”

sweetest adjective US /ˈswiːtəst/

superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

toy noun US /tɔɪ/

an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading “Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.”

Twenty-first adjective US /ˈtwentifɜːrst/

coming next after the twentieth in position

From this reading “{156} {157} The Twenty-first Chapter.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

next Morning adjective + noun

In this reading “_Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.”

next day adjective + noun

In this reading “Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.”

for the moment preposition + article + noun counted as “for … moment”

temporarily

In this reading “Then, oh my, what a surprise he did have! for the moment he opened his eyes, they looked right into the loveliest, sweetest eyes in all the world; and he knew that those eyes belonged to—his dear mother.”

dear mother adjective + noun

some hours adjective + noun

In this reading “Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.”

own dear verb + adjective

In this reading “Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.”

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156

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From this reading {156} {157} The Twenty-first Chapter.

157

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From this reading {156} {157} The Twenty-first Chapter.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Then, oh my, what a surprise he did have! for the moment he opened his eyes, they looked right into the loveliest, sweetest eyes in all the world; and he knew that those eyes belonged to—his dear mother.

AlsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

awokeverbUS /əˈwoʊk/

inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

belongedverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋd/

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

ChapternounUS /ˈtʃæptər/

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading {156} {157} The Twenty-first Chapter.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading _Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

HelennounUS /ˈhelən/

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

how

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From this reading _Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

JoynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading _Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

leaningadjectiveUS /ˈliːnɪŋ/

departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal

From this reading Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

loveliest

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MammanounUS /ˈmɑːmə/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

MorningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading _Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading _Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading _Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

ohnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/

used of mouth or eyes

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

Poodle's

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From this reading Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

QuestionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

shopverbUS /ʃɑːp/

do one's shopping

From this reading Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/

the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/

superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading {156} {157} The Twenty-first Chapter.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

Tommy

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From this reading _Of the next Morning and how Tommy found a New Joy.

Tommy's

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From this reading Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

toynounUS /tɔɪ/

an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

toymaker's

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From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

Twenty-firstadjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɜːrst/

coming next after the twentieth in position

From this reading {156} {157} The Twenty-first Chapter.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Also of the Questions asked by Helen, and of how her Mamma answered._ The sun had been up some hours when Tommy awoke in his little bed at the toymaker’s the next day.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading Yes, Tommy’s own dear mother was leaning over his little bed in Peter Poodle’s toy shop.

Chapter 21 of Peter Poodle, Toy Maker to the King by Will Bradley holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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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Chapter 21 holds 142 sentences of Peter Poodle, Toy Maker to the King, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.

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