Chapter 3 of Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"BE BRAVE, DEAR." "Wasn't father with her?" Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening. "Wasn't father there? I thought father--I always thought father could keep death away."
Chapter 3 of Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “"BE BRAVE, DEAR."”
dearly loved
From this reading “"BE BRAVE, DEAR."”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “I thought father--I always thought father could keep death away."”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I thought father--I always thought father could keep death away."”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I thought father--I always thought father could keep death away."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I thought father--I always thought father could keep death away."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "BE BRAVE, DEAR."
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "BE BRAVE, DEAR."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.
dearly loved
From this reading "BE BRAVE, DEAR."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I thought father--I always thought father could keep death away."
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Wasn't father with her?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Wasn't father with her?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought father--I always thought father could keep death away."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I thought father--I always thought father could keep death away."
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.
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From this reading Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Wasn't father there?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought father--I always thought father could keep death away."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wasn't father with her?"
at the time that
From this reading Polly had said when she could find her voice late that evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Wasn't father with her?"
Chapter 3 of Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl by L. T. Meade holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
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