Chapter 27 of Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WITHOUT HER TREASURE. "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly. This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower. "There is a great fuss made over it all. What is Flower more than any other girl?
Chapter 27 of Polly: A New-Fashioned Girl is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “"There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.”
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.”
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “WITHOUT HER TREASURE.”
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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 "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading What is Flower more than any other girl?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.
a young female
From this reading What is Flower more than any other girl?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WITHOUT HER TREASURE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What is Flower more than any other girl?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What is Flower more than any other girl?
above and across; more than
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
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From this reading "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading What is Flower more than any other girl?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is a great fuss made about it all," said Polly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading WITHOUT HER TREASURE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is Flower more than any other girl?
at the time that
From this reading This was her remark when her father left the pleasant picnic dinner and drove away over the moor in search of Flower.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading WITHOUT HER TREASURE.
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