Chapter 7 of Peterkin is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Peterkin is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck. Margaret started, and listened,--'One, two, three.' She looked pleased. 'It's only a quarter to one,' she said. 'Half-an-hour still to my dinner.
Chapter 7 of Peterkin is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “'Half-an-hour still to my dinner.”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Margaret started, and listened,--'One, two, three.'”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “She looked pleased.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “'It's only a quarter to one,' she said.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margaret started, and listened,--'One, two, three.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading 'Half-an-hour still to my dinner.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Half-an-hour still to my dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It's only a quarter to one,' she said.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Margaret started, and listened,--'One, two, three.'
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked pleased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret started, and listened,--'One, two, three.'
a particular point in time
From this reading THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Half-an-hour still to my dinner.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Margaret started, and listened,--'One, two, three.'
and nothing more
From this reading 'It's only a quarter to one,' she said.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading She looked pleased.
one of four equal parts
From this reading 'It's only a quarter to one,' she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'It's only a quarter to one,' she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked pleased.
in or at or to some place
From this reading THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Margaret started, and listened,--'One, two, three.'
not in physical motion
From this reading 'Half-an-hour still to my dinner.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT PLAN AT that moment the clock--a clock somewhere near--struck.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Margaret started, and listened,--'One, two, three.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'It's only a quarter to one,' she said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Margaret started, and listened,--'One, two, three.'
Chapter 7 of Peterkin by Mrs. Molesworth holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 7 holds 185 sentences of Peterkin, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Peterkin by Mrs. Molesworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Peterkin, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
