Chapter 12 of Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POTATOES--MINUS POINT. Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes. "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics. I perceive I did Polly a gross injustice. She does not mean to make us ill with rich living."
Chapter 12 of Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cooked in hot water
From this reading “Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.”
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.”
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “"If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.”
before any deductions
From this reading “I perceive I did Polly a gross injustice.”
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
From this reading “POTATOES--MINUS POINT.”
(medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
From this reading “"If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.”
a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading “"If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.”
plural of “tonic” — lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
From this reading “"If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.”
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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 Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
anew
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
cooked in hot water
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I perceive I did Polly a gross injustice.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She does not mean to make us ill with rich living."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
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From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
before any deductions
From this reading I perceive I did Polly a gross injustice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I perceive I did Polly a gross injustice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She does not mean to make us ill with rich living."
an unjust act
From this reading I perceive I did Polly a gross injustice.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading She does not mean to make us ill with rich living."
engage in
From this reading She does not mean to make us ill with rich living."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She does not mean to make us ill with rich living."
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
From this reading POTATOES--MINUS POINT.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She does not mean to make us ill with rich living."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading I perceive I did Polly a gross injustice.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading POTATOES--MINUS POINT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I perceive I did Polly a gross injustice.
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading POTATOES--MINUS POINT.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
(medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
possessing material wealth
From this reading She does not mean to make us ill with rich living."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She does not mean to make us ill with rich living."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
plural of “tonic” — lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She does not mean to make us ill with rich living."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "If this regimen continues for a week," he said, under his breath, "we must really resort to tonics.
at the time that
From this reading Dr. Maybright had reason again to congratulate himself when he sat down to a humble dinner of boiled potatoes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She does not mean to make us ill with rich living."
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