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Pippin

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Pippin is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!
Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.
All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.
Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.
May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pippin

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Pippin is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!
Line 2
Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.
Line 3
All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.
/ɔːl juː noʊ ɪz ðæt juː hæv tuː faɪnd ə ɡɜːrl ə ɡɜːrl huːz ˈraɪtfəl neɪm ɪz meɪ ˈblɑːsəm bʌt ˈlaɪkli tʃeɪndʒd oʊ ˈpɜːrpəs tuː kiːp ðə oʊld mæn frʌm ˈfaɪndɪŋ ðə kɪd ənd smɔːl bleɪm tuː hɜːr mɑː fɔːr ðæt/
Line 4
Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.
/ˈpɪpɪn ɡoʊz ˈoʊvər ɪn hɪz maɪnd sʌtʃ skænt ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən æz hiː pəˈzesəz/
Line 5
May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.
/meɪ ˈblɑːsəm wɑːz pʊt ɪn sʌm kaɪnd ʌv ə hoʊm dʒɔɪnt ˈbiːɪŋ ðen ðə oʊld mæn wʊd dʒʌdʒ sɪks jɪr oʊld ɔːr ə jɪr ɔːf ɔːr ɑːn ɪt/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

goddesses noun US /ˈɡɑːdəsɪz/

plural of “goddess” — a female deity

From this reading “Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.”

irradiated verb US /ˌɪˈreɪdieɪtɪd/

past form of “irradiate” — give spiritual insight to; in religion

From this reading “Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.”

Leafy adjective US /ˈliːfi/

having or covered with leaves

From this reading “Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.”

pippin noun US /ˈpɪpɪn/

any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red

From this reading “PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!”

possesses verb US /pəˈzesəz/

third-person singular of “possess” — have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading “Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.”

rightful adjective US /ˈraɪtfəl/

legally valid

From this reading “All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.”

scant adjective US /skænt/

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

From this reading “Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.”

suburbs noun US /ˈsʌbərbz/

plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

From this reading “Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

OLD MAN adjective + noun

a man who is very old

In this reading “PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!”

LITTLE GAL adjective + noun

In this reading “PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!”

goes over verb + particle counted as “go over”

hold a review (of troops)

In this reading “Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.”

put in verb + particle

place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing

In this reading “May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.”

LOOKS FOR verb + particle counted as “look for”

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

In this reading “PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!”

All words in this reading · 83

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

affairnounUS /əˈfer/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.

BackadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

blameverbUS /bleɪm/

put or pin the blame on

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

BlossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/

produce or yield flowers

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

BLOSSOM'S

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/

made or become different in nature or form

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

clothes-hanging

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

findingnounUS /ˈfaɪndɪŋ/

the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

GALnounUS /ɡæl/

United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

goddessesnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəsɪz/

plural of “goddess” — a female deity

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

goesnounUS /ɡoʊz/

plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

From this reading Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.

HomenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.

informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

From this reading Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.

irradiatedverbUS /ˌɪˈreɪdieɪtɪd/

past form of “irradiate” — give spiritual insight to; in religion

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

jointnounUS /dʒɔɪnt/

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

keepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

kidverbUS /kɪd/

tell false information to for fun

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

LeafyadjectiveUS /ˈliːfi/

having or covered with leaves

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

likelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪkli/

has a good chance of being the case or of coming about

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

LOOKSnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

ManounUS /mɑː/

informal terms for a mother

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

MANnounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.

PIPPINnounUS /ˈpɪpɪn/

any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

possessesverbUS /pəˈzesəz/

third-person singular of “possess” — have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.

purposenounUS /ˈpɜːrpəs/

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

rightfuladjectiveUS /ˈraɪtfəl/

legally valid

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

scantadjectiveUS /skænt/

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

From this reading Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

suburbsnounUS /ˈsʌbərbz/

plural of “suburb” — a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Pippin goes over in his mind such scant information as he possesses.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading PIPPIN LOOKS FOR OLD MAN BLOSSOM'S LITTLE GAL Back to the city, Pippin!

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading All you know is that you have to find a girl, a girl whose rightful name is May Blossom, but likely changed o' purpose to keep the old man from finding the kid, and small blame to her Ma for that.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading May Blossom was put in some kind of a Home joint, being then, the Old Man would judge, six year old, or a year off or on it.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Leafy suburbs, irradiated by clothes-hanging goddesses, are all very well, but they are not your affair; or if they are, you do not know it.

Chapter 14 of Pippin by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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.

What does chapter 14 of Pippin contain?

Chapter 14 holds 290 sentences of Pippin, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 14 of Pippin by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 290 sentences, grouped into 58 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 14 of Pippin?

Work through the 58 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 58 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 14 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 14 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading Pippin

Common questions about reading Pippin by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Pippin?

Yes. All 6470 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #40176 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Pippin is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #40176, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Pippin take to read?

About 539 minutes of reading across 1294 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read Pippin section by section

How to work through Pippin section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 26 chapters of Pippin to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Pippin

Words and structures a reader meets early in Pippin, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Laura
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pippin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Richards
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pippin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Author
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pippin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Florence
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pippin; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.