Chapter VII of Polly in New York, “Mrs. Wellington’s Thanksgiving,” is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII of Polly in New York, “Mrs. Wellington’s Thanksgiving,” is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for. I left her with Anne.” “Where—where is she? I’ll send James for them. But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
Chapter VII of Polly in New York, “Mrs. Wellington’s Thanksgiving,” is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “I left her with Anne.””
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading “The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.”
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading “The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.”
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading “The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.”
a woman host
From this reading “The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “I’ll send James for them.”
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.”
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.
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refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information
In this reading “But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.””
In this reading “But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.””
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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 The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading I left her with Anne.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
a young person of either sex
From this reading But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
dearly loved
From this reading But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
with appreciation; in a grateful manner
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
a woman host
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll send James for them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where—where is she?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading I’ll send James for them.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
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 I left her with Anne.”
a particular point in time
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I’ll send James for them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I’ll send James for them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moment Polly was given a skirt, she donned it gratefully and said to Mrs. Ashby, her hostess: “Now I must find Elizabeth and have her cared for.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where—where is she?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I left her with Anne.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I want you to keep quiet, or you’ll be prostrated, dear child.”
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