Chapter 11 of The Adventures of Joel Pepper is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Adventures of Joel Pepper is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Make it now. Make it now, Mamsie, do," begged Joel, his mouth watering. "Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe. The idea of teasing Mamsie to do it now." "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
Chapter 11 of The Adventures of Joel Pepper is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Make it now, Mamsie, do," begged Joel, his mouth watering.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe.”
become gelatinous
From this reading “"And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.”
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading “Make it now, Mamsie, do," begged Joel, his mouth watering.”
add pepper to
From this reading “"And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.”
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
From this reading “The idea of teasing Mamsie to do it now."”
shedding tears
From this reading “Make it now, Mamsie, do," begged Joel, his mouth watering.”
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later than; following
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
(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 "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Make it now, Mamsie, do," begged Joel, his mouth watering.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Make it now, Mamsie, do," begged Joel, his mouth watering.
one or the other of two
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Make it now, Mamsie, do," begged Joel, his mouth watering.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The idea of teasing Mamsie to do it now."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Make it now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe.
become gelatinous
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe.
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading Make it now, Mamsie, do," begged Joel, his mouth watering.
and nothing more
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
engage in
From this reading "Make it now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make it now, Mamsie, do," begged Joel, his mouth watering.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Make it now, Mamsie, do," begged Joel, his mouth watering.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Make it now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The idea of teasing Mamsie to do it now."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
add pepper to
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
in the near future
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
From this reading The idea of teasing Mamsie to do it now."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The idea of teasing Mamsie to do it now."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The idea of teasing Mamsie to do it now."
shedding tears
From this reading Make it now, Mamsie, do," begged Joel, his mouth watering.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Goodness me!" exclaimed Polly; "why, it's before breakfast, Joe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And I can't do it just after breakfast, either," said Mrs. Pepper, "for I must begin as soon as I can on the jell, and you must all help me.
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