Chapter 23 of Polly and the Princess is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Polly and the Princess is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining. "He and his wife were both away. So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?" "Certainly, and I thank you ever so much. I do hope he won't think me presumptuous," she added.
Chapter 23 of Polly and the Princess is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"”
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading “"HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.”
a female domestic
From this reading “So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.”
excessively forward
From this reading “I do hope he won't think me presumptuous," she added.”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “"HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Certainly, and I thank you ever so much.”
-ing form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “"HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading I do hope he won't think me presumptuous," she added.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He and his wife were both away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "He and his wife were both away.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
the two together, not just one
From this reading "He and his wife were both away.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly, and I thank you ever so much.
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do hope he won't think me presumptuous," she added.
at any time
From this reading "Certainly, and I thank you ever so much.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He and his wife were both away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He and his wife were both away.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
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 So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
a female domestic
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do hope he won't think me presumptuous," she added.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
a form of address for a man
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Certainly, and I thank you ever so much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
excessively forward
From this reading I do hope he won't think me presumptuous," she added.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
precisely, exactly
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
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From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do hope he won't think me presumptuous," she added.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Certainly, and I thank you ever so much.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I do hope he won't think me presumptuous," she added.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
-ing form of “twine” — spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading "HOPE DEFERRED" "I didn't see the minister," Polly reported to Miss Twining.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "He and his wife were both away.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "He and his wife were both away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do hope he won't think me presumptuous," she added.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So I left the book with the maid and said that you sent it to Mr. Parcell--that was right, wasn't it?"
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