Chapter 17 of Polly of Lady Gay Cottage is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Polly of Lady Gay Cottage is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call. He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage. "Hullo, Pollee! What is it?" "Can you come over?
Chapter 17 of Polly of Lady Gay Cottage is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading “A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.”
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading “A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.”
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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 A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you come over?
English writer noted for early detective novels (1824-1889)
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Can you come over?
a small house with a single story
From this reading He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hullo, Pollee!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Can you come over?
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
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From this reading "Hullo, Pollee!
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.
in the direction of
From this reading He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He sprang up and ran to the end towards Lady Gay Cottage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?"
at the time that
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SUMMER NIGHT MYSTERY David Collins was on the piazza with a book when he heard the call.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you come over?
Chapter 17 of Polly of Lady Gay Cottage by Emma C. Dowd holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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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