Chapter 9 of Just Patty is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Just Patty is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"She is pretty snappy," Priscilla agreed. "But I like her just the same. She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse." "Urn," growled Patty. "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
Chapter 9 of Just Patty is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"Urn," growled Patty.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “"I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"”
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading “"I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"”
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
From this reading “She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse."”
apt to speak irritably
From this reading “"She is pretty snappy," Priscilla agreed.”
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “"I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"”
a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
From this reading “"Urn," growled Patty.”
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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 She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse."
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "She is pretty snappy," Priscilla agreed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I like her just the same.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Urn," growled Patty.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But I like her just the same.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse."
muscular and heavily built
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I like her just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is pretty snappy," Priscilla agreed.
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
and nothing more
From this reading "But I like her just the same.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "But I like her just the same.
engage in
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse."
on one occasion
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading "Urn," growled Patty.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "She is pretty snappy," Priscilla agreed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She is pretty snappy," Priscilla agreed.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "But I like her just the same.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is pretty snappy," Priscilla agreed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse."
unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)
From this reading She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse."
apt to speak irritably
From this reading "She is pretty snappy," Priscilla agreed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse."
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
From this reading She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But I like her just the same.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
the topmost one of two
From this reading "I'd like to see a good, big, husky man get the upper hand of Jelly once, and _just make her toe the mark_!"
a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
From this reading "Urn," growled Patty.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She's so--so sort of _spirited_, you know--like a skittish horse."
Chapter 9 of Just Patty by Jean Webster holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 9 holds 412 sentences of Just Patty, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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