Chapter 6 of Peter's Mother is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Peter's Mother is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is that you, Cousin John?" said Lady Mary. "Is Sir Timothy gone? I have not been away more than a few minutes, have I?" She spoke quite brightly. Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.
Chapter 6 of Peter's Mother is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with brightness
From this reading “She spoke quite brightly.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"Is that you, Cousin John?" said Lady Mary.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “"Is that you, Cousin John?" said Lady Mary.”
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading “Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “"Is Sir Timothy gone?”
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 I have not been away more than a few minutes, have I?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I have not been away more than a few minutes, have I?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have not been away more than a few minutes, have I?"
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.
with brightness
From this reading She spoke quite brightly.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Is that you, Cousin John?" said Lady Mary.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I have not been away more than a few minutes, have I?"
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Is Sir Timothy gone?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not been away more than a few minutes, have I?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not been away more than a few minutes, have I?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that you, Cousin John?" said Lady Mary.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Is that you, Cousin John?" said Lady Mary.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Is that you, Cousin John?" said Lady Mary.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Is that you, Cousin John?" said Lady Mary.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I have not been away more than a few minutes, have I?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I have not been away more than a few minutes, have I?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not been away more than a few minutes, have I?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She spoke quite brightly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Is that you, Cousin John?" said Lady Mary.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke quite brightly.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Is Sir Timothy gone?
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She spoke quite brightly.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have not been away more than a few minutes, have I?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that you, Cousin John?" said Lady Mary.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading "Is Sir Timothy gone?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her cheeks were flushed, and her blue eyes were sparkling with excitement.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that you, Cousin John?" said Lady Mary.
Chapter 6 of Peter's Mother by Henry, Mrs. De La Pasture holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 6 holds 195 sentences of Peter's Mother, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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