Chapter 1 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POPPY OTT I guess you know who I am. My name is Jerry Todd. I have written a lot of books about myself. I’m writing this book, too. But it’s mostly about another boy.
Chapter 1 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot is here in full — 377 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “I have written a lot of books about myself.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “POPPY OTT I guess you know who I am.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “My name is Jerry Todd.”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “I have written a lot of books about myself.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “But it’s mostly about another boy.”
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading “POPPY OTT I guess you know who I am.”
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading “My name is Jerry Todd.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “I’m writing this book, too.”
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.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have written a lot of books about myself.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have written a lot of books about myself.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading POPPY OTT I guess you know who I am.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But it’s mostly about another boy.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I’m writing this book, too.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading I have written a lot of books about myself.
a youthful male person
From this reading But it’s mostly about another boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it’s mostly about another boy.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading POPPY OTT I guess you know who I am.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have written a lot of books about myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading POPPY OTT I guess you know who I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m writing this book, too.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Jerry Todd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it’s mostly about another boy.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading My name is Jerry Todd.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading POPPY OTT I guess you know who I am.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading I have written a lot of books about myself.
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading But it’s mostly about another boy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name is Jerry Todd.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have written a lot of books about myself.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My name is Jerry Todd.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have written a lot of books about myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POPPY OTT I guess you know who I am.
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading POPPY OTT I guess you know who I am.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I’m writing this book, too.
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading My name is Jerry Todd.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I’m writing this book, too.
which person or people
From this reading POPPY OTT I guess you know who I am.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I’m writing this book, too.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I have written a lot of books about myself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading POPPY OTT I guess you know who I am.
Chapter 1 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot by Leo Edwards holds 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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 1 holds 377 sentences of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot by Leo Edwards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 377 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
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