Chapter 3 of Playmate Polly is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Playmate Polly is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them. “I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie. “Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.” “Oh, what is it? Do tell us,” begged Jessie.
Chapter 3 of Playmate Polly is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading ““Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.””
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Do tell us,” begged Jessie.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ““I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie.”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading ““I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading ““Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.””
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading ““Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.””
move upward
In this reading “When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.”
In this reading “When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie.
later than; following
From this reading “Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.”
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Do tell us,” begged Jessie.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do tell us,” begged Jessie.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, what is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, what is it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, what is it?
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Come down to the barn after dinner and I’ll show you.”
express in words
From this reading Do tell us,” begged Jessie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do tell us,” begged Jessie.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, what is it?
at the time that
From this reading When they went up to the house for dinner Sam met them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ve got a new pet for you,” he said to Jessie.
Chapter 3 of Playmate Polly by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 446 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 3 holds 446 sentences of Playmate Polly, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Playmate Polly by Amy Ella Blanchard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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