Chapter 12 of Poppy Ott's pedigreed pickles is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Poppy Ott's pedigreed pickles is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture. And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door. Which is all bunk, of course. Still, it is to be admitted that I _did_ break up the Sunday School.
Chapter 12 of Poppy Ott's pedigreed pickles is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “Which is all bunk, of course.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.”
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.”
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading “And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.”
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading “O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.”
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.”
past form of “screech” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading “O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.”
an unbroken series of events
From this reading “And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.”
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.
exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
In this reading “And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.”
as might be expected
In this reading “Which is all bunk, of course.”
to cause to separate and go in different directions
In this reading “Still, it is to be admitted that I _did_ break up the Sunday School.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Still, it is to be admitted that I _did_ break up the Sunday School.
(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 Which is all bunk, of course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still, it is to be admitted that I _did_ break up the Sunday School.
terminate
From this reading Still, it is to be admitted that I _did_ break up the Sunday School.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading Which is all bunk, of course.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Which is all bunk, of course.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Still, it is to be admitted that I _did_ break up the Sunday School.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Which is all bunk, of course.
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
past form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
an educational institution
From this reading Still, it is to be admitted that I _did_ break up the Sunday School.
past form of “screech” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still, it is to be admitted that I _did_ break up the Sunday School.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
an unbroken series of events
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Still, it is to be admitted that I _did_ break up the Sunday School.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading O’MALLY’S “GHOST” To this day Poppy tells the crazy story that I screeched so loud that I rocked the furniture.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Still, it is to be admitted that I _did_ break up the Sunday School.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which is all bunk, of course.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading And the wonder is, he further kids me, that the pipe organ didn’t streak it for the front door.
Chapter 12 of Poppy Ott's pedigreed pickles by Leo Edwards holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
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