Chapter 5 of Peter's Mother is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Peter's Mother is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall. "Timothy!" She looked at him wistfully. Her face was very pale as she gave him the letter. Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
Chapter 5 of Peter's Mother is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading “Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Her face was very pale as she gave him the letter.”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “"Timothy!"”
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.”
in a wistful manner
From this reading “She looked at him wistfully.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her face was very pale as she gave him the letter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at him wistfully.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was very pale as she gave him the letter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Her face was very pale as she gave him the letter.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at him wistfully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at him wistfully.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Her face was very pale as she gave him the letter.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at him wistfully.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading "Timothy!"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her face was very pale as she gave him the letter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was very pale as she gave him the letter.
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Sir Timothy took out his glasses, wiped them deliberately, and put them on.
in a wistful manner
From this reading She looked at him wistfully.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Mary, coming from the library with the letter in her hand, met her husband in the hall.
Chapter 5 of Peter's Mother by Henry, Mrs. De La Pasture holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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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