Chapter 2 of The Peterkin papers is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Peterkin papers is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. PETERKIN WISHES TO GO TO DRIVE. ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!” And the little boys cried out, “Oh, may we go too?” Mrs. Peterkin said that Elizabeth Eliza and the little boys might go.
Chapter 2 of The Peterkin papers is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!””
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “And the little boys cried out, “Oh, may we go too?””
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “PETERKIN WISHES TO GO TO DRIVE.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Mrs. Peterkin said that Elizabeth Eliza and the little boys might go.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!””
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!””
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!””
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “PETERKIN WISHES TO GO TO DRIVE.”
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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 ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading And the little boys cried out, “Oh, may we go too?”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading And the little boys cried out, “Oh, may we go too?”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading PETERKIN WISHES TO GO TO DRIVE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Peterkin said that Elizabeth Eliza and the little boys might go.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Mrs. Peterkin said that Elizabeth Eliza and the little boys might go.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading PETERKIN WISHES TO GO TO DRIVE.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And the little boys cried out, “Oh, may we go too?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And the little boys cried out, “Oh, may we go too?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mrs. Peterkin said that Elizabeth Eliza and the little boys might go.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
a form of address for a man
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And the little boys cried out, “Oh, may we go too?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And the little boys cried out, “Oh, may we go too?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETERKIN WISHES TO GO TO DRIVE.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
carry out
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Peterkin said that Elizabeth Eliza and the little boys might go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the little boys cried out, “Oh, may we go too?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PETERKIN WISHES TO GO TO DRIVE.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And the little boys cried out, “Oh, may we go too?”
precisely as stated
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Peterkin was feeling very tired, as she had been having a great many things to think of, and she said to Mr. Peterkin, “I believe I shall take a ride this morning!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And the little boys cried out, “Oh, may we go too?”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading PETERKIN WISHES TO GO TO DRIVE.
Chapter 2 of The Peterkin papers by Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) Hale holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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