Chapter 9 of Half a Dozen Girls is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Half a Dozen Girls is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POLLY'S POEM. "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning. Molly sprang up and tossed her book down on the table. "Yes, indeed I do. It's too pleasant to stay in the house such a day as this.
Chapter 9 of Half a Dozen Girls is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading “"Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “"Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “It's too pleasant to stay in the house such a day as this.”
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “POLLY'S POEM.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “"Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Molly sprang up and tossed her book down on the table.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Molly sprang up and tossed her book down on the table.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.”
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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 "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It's too pleasant to stay in the house such a day as this.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Molly sprang up and tossed her book down on the table.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It's too pleasant to stay in the house such a day as this.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, indeed I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Molly sprang up and tossed her book down on the table.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Molly sprang up and tossed her book down on the table.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It's too pleasant to stay in the house such a day as this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, indeed I do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Yes, indeed I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's too pleasant to stay in the house such a day as this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Molly sprang up and tossed her book down on the table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It's too pleasant to stay in the house such a day as this.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading POLLY'S POEM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POLLY'S POEM.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Molly sprang up and tossed her book down on the table.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading It's too pleasant to stay in the house such a day as this.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It's too pleasant to stay in the house such a day as this.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Molly sprang up and tossed her book down on the table.
carry out
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's too pleasant to stay in the house such a day as this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It's too pleasant to stay in the house such a day as this.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Molly sprang up and tossed her book down on the table.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Molly sprang up and tossed her book down on the table.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, indeed I do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Molly, don't you want to come and take a walk with me?" asked Polly, appearing in the door one Saturday morning.
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