Chapter 1 of Pollony Undiverted is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Pollony Undiverted is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach! Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion. Then she was awake to Brendel poking her. "I'm hungry." She struggled to burrow back into sleep.
Chapter 1 of Pollony Undiverted is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading “She struggled to burrow back into sleep.”
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading “With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!”
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading “Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.”
any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin
From this reading “Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.”
a public toilet for men
From this reading “Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.”
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading “Then she was awake to Brendel poking her.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “She struggled to burrow back into sleep.”
a tart spicy quality
From this reading “Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.”
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 “With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Then she was awake to Brendel poking her.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She struggled to burrow back into sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she was awake to Brendel poking her.
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading She struggled to burrow back into sleep.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.
having or given a form or shape
From this reading Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "I'm hungry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm hungry."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She struggled to burrow back into sleep.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.
any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin
From this reading Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.
a public toilet for men
From this reading Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading Then she was awake to Brendel poking her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She struggled to burrow back into sleep.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading She struggled to burrow back into sleep.
a tart spicy quality
From this reading Pollony's dream formed around a glare of light, a tang of men's lotion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she was awake to Brendel poking her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she was awake to Brendel poking her.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading With the whole world at her doorstep, what she wanted was completely out of reach!
Chapter 1 of Pollony Undiverted by Sydney J. Van Scyoc holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 1 holds 423 sentences of Pollony Undiverted, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Pollony Undiverted by Sydney J. Van Scyoc exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
Work through the 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 35 minutes of reading across 85 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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