Chapter 4 of Playmate Polly is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Playmate Polly is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, keep your old crow,” returned Walter. “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.” “Why?” asked Jessie. “Wait and see,” replied Walter mysteriously. “Say, Max, let’s go see old Ezra.
Chapter 4 of Playmate Polly is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading ““Oh, keep your old crow,” returned Walter.”
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading ““Say, Max, let’s go see old Ezra.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ““No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.””
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading ““Say, Max, let’s go see old Ezra.”
in a cryptic manner
From this reading ““Wait and see,” replied Walter mysteriously.”
relieve from
From this reading ““No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.””
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““Wait and see,” replied Walter mysteriously.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading ““Oh, keep your old crow,” returned Walter.”
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 ““No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.””
do away with
In this reading ““No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.””
In this reading ““No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Wait and see,” replied Walter mysteriously.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why?” asked Jessie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “Oh, keep your old crow,” returned Walter.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading “Say, Max, let’s go see old Ezra.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Say, Max, let’s go see old Ezra.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why?” asked Jessie.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Oh, keep your old crow,” returned Walter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Max, let’s go see old Ezra.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “Say, Max, let’s go see old Ezra.
in a cryptic manner
From this reading “Wait and see,” replied Walter mysteriously.
not any; not one
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, keep your old crow,” returned Walter.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Oh, keep your old crow,” returned Walter.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Wait and see,” replied Walter mysteriously.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Oh, keep your old crow,” returned Walter.
relieve from
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
express in words
From this reading “Say, Max, let’s go see old Ezra.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Wait and see,” replied Walter mysteriously.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait and see,” replied Walter mysteriously.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Oh, keep your old crow,” returned Walter.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?” asked Jessie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No doubt you’ll be glad enough to get rid of him some day.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, keep your old crow,” returned Walter.
Chapter 4 of Playmate Polly by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 4 holds 438 sentences of Playmate Polly, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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