Chapter 8 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick. What one knows the other knows. They’re that way. They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers. But in other ways they’re the closest of friends.
Chapter 8 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 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.
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading “They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “But in other ways they’re the closest of friends.”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.”
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading “They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.”
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.”
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading “THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.”
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 “But in other ways they’re the closest of friends.”
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 They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in other ways they’re the closest of friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading But in other ways they’re the closest of friends.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But in other ways they’re the closest of friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading What one knows the other knows.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What one knows the other knows.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What one knows the other knows.
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
express in words
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They’re that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They jangle like a couple of silly kids in playing checkers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re that way.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading THE ESCAPED PARROT As I say, old Caleb Obed and the Cap’n are pretty thick.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They’re that way.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading But in other ways they’re the closest of friends.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What one knows the other knows.
Chapter 8 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot by Leo Edwards holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 8 holds 169 sentences of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot by Leo Edwards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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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