Chapter 2 of The Peep of Day is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Peep of Day is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you. They can move and breathe. God feeds them every day, and keeps them alive. The Lord is good to them all. When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
Chapter 2 of The Peep of Day is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “They can move and breathe.”
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.”
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.”
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading “God feeds them every day, and keeps them alive.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “God feeds them every day, and keeps them alive.”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.”
past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely
From this reading “When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.”
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In this reading “When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.”
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possessing life
From this reading God feeds them every day, and keeps them alive.
(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 All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They can move and breathe.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading They can move and breathe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They can move and breathe.
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading God feeds them every day, and keeps them alive.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading God feeds them every day, and keeps them alive.
plural of “feed” — food for domestic livestock
From this reading God feeds them every day, and keeps them alive.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God feeds them every day, and keeps them alive.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Lord is good to them all.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Lord is good to them all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading God feeds them every day, and keeps them alive.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The Lord is good to them all.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They can move and breathe.
not any; not one
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.
past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lord is good to them all.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading God feeds them every day, and keeps them alive.
in or at that place or location
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Lord is good to them all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
at the time that
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When God first clothed the earth with green And sprinkled it with flow’rs, There was no living creature seen Within its pleasant bow’rs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading All these creatures have bodies, but they have not souls like you.
Chapter 2 of The Peep of Day by Favell Lee Mortimer holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 2 holds 448 sentences of The Peep of Day, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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