Chapter 10 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home. “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.” I counted four plates on the table. “Hot dog!” says I. “Is Poppy going to eat with us?”
Chapter 10 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “I counted four plates on the table.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading ““We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.””
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “I counted four plates on the table.”
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading ““We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.””
possessive form of “poppy” — annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading ““We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.””
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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able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.”
In this reading ““We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.””
In this reading “THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading I counted four plates on the table.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “Hot dog!” says I.
take in solid food
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I counted four plates on the table.
the act of departing
From this reading “Is Poppy going to eat with us?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “Hot dog!” says I.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Poppy going to eat with us?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading I counted four plates on the table.
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading “Is Poppy going to eat with us?”
possessive form of “poppy” — annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Is Poppy going to eat with us?”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
at the time that
From this reading THE ROBBERY Mother was putting the supper on the table when I got home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Is Poppy going to eat with us?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We won’t wait for your father,” says she, “for Poppy’s hungry after his hard work and wants to eat.”
Chapter 10 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot by Leo Edwards holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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 10 holds 382 sentences of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Poppy Ott and the stuttering parrot by Leo Edwards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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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