Chapter 4 of Pipes O'Pan at Zekesbury is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Pipes O'Pan at Zekesbury is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But is he quarrelsome?" I asked. "Not at all. There's the trouble. If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.
Chapter 4 of Pipes O'Pan at Zekesbury is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I asked.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.”
and nothing more
From this reading “If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.”
given to quarreling
From this reading “"But is he quarrelsome?"”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “There's the trouble.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Not at all.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But is he quarrelsome?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But is he quarrelsome?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But is he quarrelsome?"
not any; not one
From this reading If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at all.
and nothing more
From this reading If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.
an angry dispute
From this reading If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.
given to quarreling
From this reading "But is he quarrelsome?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's the trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he'd only quarrel there'd be no harm done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's the trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading There's the trouble.
Chapter 4 of Pipes O'Pan at Zekesbury by James Whitcomb Riley holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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