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The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little
The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Margaret Sidney • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.
BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE AND SHEPARD CO.
Registered in U. S. Patent Office.
_Forty-fourth Thousand._ TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON.
PRESSWORK BY BERWICK & SMITH.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.
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BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE AND SHEPARD CO.
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Registered in U. S. Patent Office.
/ˈredʒɪstərd ɪn juː es ˈpætənt ˈɔːfɪs/
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_Forty-fourth Thousand._ TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON.
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PRESSWORK BY BERWICK & SMITH.

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concord noun US /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/

capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

From this reading “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.”

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Patent verb US /ˈpætənt/

obtain a patent for

From this reading “Registered in U. S. Patent Office.”

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peppers noun US /ˈpepərz/

plural of “pepper” — climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

From this reading “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.”

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peters noun US /ˈpiːtərz/

plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading “_Forty-fourth Thousand._ TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON.”

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Registered adjective US /ˈredʒɪstərd/

(of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book

From this reading “Registered in U. S. Patent Office.”

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shepard noun US /ˈʃepərd/

United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)

From this reading “BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE AND SHEPARD CO.”

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typography noun US /təˈpɑːɡrəfi/

the craft of composing type and printing from it

From this reading “_Forty-fourth Thousand._ TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON.”

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Volumes noun US /ˈvɑːljuːmz/

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

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Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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per volume preposition + noun

In this reading “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.”

1,117 times in 426,211 chapters
Illustrated by verb + particle counted as “illustrate by”

In this reading “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.”

3,433 times in 426,211 chapters
LITTLE MAID adjective + noun

In this reading “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.”

3,305 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 46

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1.50

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From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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AUTHORnounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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BERWICK

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From this reading PRESSWORK BY BERWICK & SMITH.

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BOSTONnounUS /ˈbɑːstən/

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading _Forty-fourth Thousand._ TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON.

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COnounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE AND SHEPARD CO.

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CONCORDnounUS /ˈkɑːnkɔːrd/

capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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ElevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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ETC

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From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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FIVEnounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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Forty-fourthadjective

the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order

From this reading _Forty-fourth Thousand._ TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON.

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FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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GREWverbUS /ɡruː/

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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HOW

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From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading _Forty-fourth Thousand._ TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON.

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LEEnounUS /liː/

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE AND SHEPARD CO.

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LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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LOTHROP

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From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE AND SHEPARD CO.

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MAIDnounUS /meɪd/

a female domestic

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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Merrill

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From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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OfficenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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PatentverbUS /ˈpætənt/

obtain a patent for

From this reading Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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PEPPERSnounUS /ˈpepərz/

plural of “pepper” — climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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PETERSnounUS /ˈpiːtərz/

plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading _Forty-fourth Thousand._ TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON.

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PRESSWORK

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From this reading PRESSWORK BY BERWICK & SMITH.

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PricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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RegisteredadjectiveUS /ˈredʒɪstərd/

(of animals) officially recorded with or certified by a recognized breed association; especially in a stud book

From this reading Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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SHEPARDnounUS /ˈʃepərd/

United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)

From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE AND SHEPARD CO.

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SMITHnounUS /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading PRESSWORK BY BERWICK & SMITH.

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SONnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading _Forty-fourth Thousand._ TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON.

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TnounUS /tiː/

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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ThousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading _Forty-fourth Thousand._ TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON.

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TOWNnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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TYPOGRAPHYnounUS /təˈpɑːɡrəfi/

the craft of composing type and printing from it

From this reading _Forty-fourth Thousand._ TYPOGRAPHY BY C. J. PETERS & SON, BOSTON.

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UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Registered in U. S. Patent Office.

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volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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VolumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ A LITTLE MAID OF BOSTON TOWN _Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill_ _Price, $1.50_ _Eleven Volumes_ _Illustrated_ _Price per volume, $1.50_ AUTHOR OF “FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS AND HOW THEY GREW,” “A LITTLE MAID OF CONCORD TOWN,” ETC., ETC.

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Chapter 1 holds 430 sentences of The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little by Margaret Sidney exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 430 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 1 of The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little?

Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 86 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little

Common questions about reading The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little by Margaret Sidney on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little?

Yes. All 4142 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #49471 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #49471, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little take to read?

About 345 minutes of reading across 829 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little section by sectio

How to work through The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Little
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Concord
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Illustrated
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Frank
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.