Chapter 19 of Pippin is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Pippin is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day. Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so. She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before. Such actions going on in her kitchen! Real _bad folks_ there, and policemen, and all!
Chapter 19 of Pippin is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading “Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.”
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.”
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading “A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.”
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.”
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading “Real _bad folks_ there, and policemen, and all!”
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading “She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.”
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading “Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.”
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.
In this reading “A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.
plural of “action” — something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Such actions going on in her kitchen!
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.
(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 She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Real _bad folks_ there, and policemen, and all!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.
characterized by great determination
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
your parents
From this reading Real _bad folks_ there, and policemen, and all!
the act of departing
From this reading Such actions going on in her kitchen!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Such actions going on in her kitchen!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.
engage in
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such actions going on in her kitchen!
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
plural of “policeman” — a member of a police force
From this reading Real _bad folks_ there, and policemen, and all!
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Real _bad folks_ there, and policemen, and all!
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such actions going on in her kitchen!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Real _bad folks_ there, and policemen, and all!
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
a just detectable amount
From this reading She had scrubbed and polished all the morning, determined to remove every trace of the hateful doings of the night before.
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading Mary's kitchen was in its customary trim perfection, so far as Mary could make it so.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A KNOT IN THE THREAD It was afternoon of the next day.
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