Chapter 5 of The Last of the Peterkins With Others is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Last of the Peterkins With Others is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son. "Something for Jedidiah!" exclaimed Mr. Jones. "The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah." So he did. He came home with the Noah's Ark.
Chapter 5 of The Last of the Peterkins With Others is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading “He came home with the Noah's Ark.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “"The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Something for Jedidiah!" exclaimed Mr. Jones.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.”
possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading “He came home with the Noah's Ark.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “"The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading He came home with the Noah's Ark.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came home with the Noah's Ark.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So he did.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Something for Jedidiah!" exclaimed Mr. Jones.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Something for Jedidiah!" exclaimed Mr. Jones.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he did.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He came home with the Noah's Ark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Something for Jedidiah!" exclaimed Mr. Jones.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
immediately past
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
a form of address for a man
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."
possessive form of “noah” — the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading He came home with the Noah's Ark.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he did.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
a male human offspring
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading At last Mr. Jones suggested that the best way to please the father was to give something to the son.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He came home with the Noah's Ark.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "The next time I go to New York, I'll go to a toy-shop; I'll buy something for Jedidiah."
Chapter 5 of The Last of the Peterkins With Others by Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) Hale holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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