Chapter 19 of Phronsie Pepper is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Phronsie Pepper is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRANDPAPA DOES THE RIGHT THING. The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in. Phronsie raised her head. “Why, Grandpapa!” she exclaimed, “have you come home?” “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
Chapter 19 of Phronsie Pepper is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.”
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading ““Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.””
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading ““Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.””
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ““Why, Grandpapa!” she exclaimed, “have you come home?””
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading ““Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.””
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Phronsie raised her head.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.”
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become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading ““Why, Grandpapa!” she exclaimed, “have you come home?””
In this reading “The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why, Grandpapa!” she exclaimed, “have you come home?”
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GRANDPAPA DOES THE RIGHT THING.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Why, Grandpapa!” she exclaimed, “have you come home?”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRANDPAPA DOES THE RIGHT THING.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why, Grandpapa!” she exclaimed, “have you come home?”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Phronsie raised her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Phronsie raised her head.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Why, Grandpapa!” she exclaimed, “have you come home?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phronsie raised her head.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Phronsie raised her head.
precisely, exactly
From this reading GRANDPAPA DOES THE RIGHT THING.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, Grandpapa!” she exclaimed, “have you come home?”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The little brown house door opened slowly, and some one came in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRANDPAPA DOES THE RIGHT THING.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
a special situation
From this reading GRANDPAPA DOES THE RIGHT THING.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Grandpapa!” she exclaimed, “have you come home?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; I thought I would, Phronsie; there wasn’t much to detain me, and I finished early.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Grandpapa!” she exclaimed, “have you come home?”
Chapter 19 of Phronsie Pepper by Margaret Sidney holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 19 holds 133 sentences of Phronsie Pepper, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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