Chapter 3 of Poppy's Presents is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Poppy's Presents is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HOLIDAY. The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream. Her mother's words the night before came back to her mind. 'I think I am going to die and leave you all.' It could not be true, surely!
Chapter 3 of Poppy's Presents is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 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.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “'I think I am going to die and leave you all.'”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “A HOLIDAY.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Her mother's words the night before came back to her mind.”
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading “The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “It could not be true, surely!”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.”
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 HOLIDAY.
(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 'I think I am going to die and leave you all.'
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I think I am going to die and leave you all.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I think I am going to die and leave you all.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Her mother's words the night before came back to her mind.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could not be true, surely!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her mother's words the night before came back to her mind.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her mother's words the night before came back to her mind.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could not be true, surely!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading 'I think I am going to die and leave you all.'
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
the act of departing
From this reading 'I think I am going to die and leave you all.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mother's words the night before came back to her mind.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading A HOLIDAY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I think I am going to die and leave you all.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could not be true, surely!
go away from a place
From this reading 'I think I am going to die and leave you all.'
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Her mother's words the night before came back to her mind.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Her mother's words the night before came back to her mind.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Her mother's words the night before came back to her mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It could not be true, surely!
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading It could not be true, surely!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'I think I am going to die and leave you all.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her mother's words the night before came back to her mind.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It could not be true, surely!
at the time that
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading The next morning when Poppy woke she felt as if she had had a bad dream.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Her mother's words the night before came back to her mind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I think I am going to die and leave you all.'
Chapter 3 of Poppy's Presents by O. F., Mrs. Walton holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 3 holds 65 sentences of Poppy's Presents, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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