Chapter 16 of Simon Called Peter is here in full — 519 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Simon Called Peter is here in full — 519 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!" "Glad rags make all that difference, old boy? Well, I am glad you did know me, anyhow. How are you? Had long to wait?"
Chapter 16 of Simon Called Peter is here in full — 519 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Well, I am glad you did know me, anyhow.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “"Glad rags make all that difference, old boy?”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"”
only a very short time before
From this reading “"Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “"Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"”
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading “"Glad rags make all that difference, old boy?”
a flavorful addition on top of a dish
From this reading “"Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Had long to wait?"”
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.
(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 "Glad rags make all that difference, old boy?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, I am glad you did know me, anyhow.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Well, I am glad you did know me, anyhow.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are you?
a youthful male person
From this reading "Glad rags make all that difference, old boy?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Well, I am glad you did know me, anyhow.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "Glad rags make all that difference, old boy?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Glad rags make all that difference, old boy?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had long to wait?"
only a very short time before
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How are you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Well, I am glad you did know me, anyhow.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Had long to wait?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
engage in
From this reading "Glad rags make all that difference, old boy?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, I am glad you did know me, anyhow.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Glad rags make all that difference, old boy?
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading "Glad rags make all that difference, old boy?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Glad rags make all that difference, old boy?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had long to wait?"
a flavorful addition on top of a dish
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Had long to wait?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I am glad you did know me, anyhow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Julie!" exclaimed Peter, "I should hardly have known you; you do look topping!"
Chapter 16 of Simon Called Peter by Robert Keable holds 519 sentences, grouped into 104 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 16 holds 519 sentences of Simon Called Peter, unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.
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