Chapter 11 of Pierre and His People is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Pierre and His People is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To God's Playground, if we can get there." "To God's Playground? To the glacier-top? You are mad." "No, but he and she were mad.
Chapter 11 of Pierre and His People is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"To God's Playground, if we can get there."”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “"To God's Playground, if we can get there."”
roused to anger
From this reading “You are mad."”
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading “"To God's Playground, if we can get there."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, but he and she were mad.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are mad."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, but he and she were mad.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "To God's Playground, if we can get there."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "To God's Playground, if we can get there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the glacier-top?
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "To God's Playground, if we can get there."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, but he and she were mad.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "To God's Playground, if we can get there."
roused to anger
From this reading You are mad."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, but he and she were mad.
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading "To God's Playground, if we can get there."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, but he and she were mad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the glacier-top?
in or at that place or location
From this reading "To God's Playground, if we can get there."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To God's Playground, if we can get there."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "To God's Playground, if we can get there."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No, but he and she were mad.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are mad."
Chapter 11 of Pierre and His People by Gilbert Parker holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 11 holds 399 sentences of Pierre and His People, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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