Chapter 14 of Polly of Pebbly Pit is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Polly of Pebbly Pit is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy. "Hello, darling! What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head. Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?" "Yes, just as you told me to."
Chapter 14 of Polly of Pebbly Pit is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “burro” — small donkey used as a pack animal
From this reading “Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"”
past form of “collide” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading “MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello, darling!”
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading “MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.”
plural of “nugget” — a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading “MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.”
either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle)
From this reading “MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.”
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head.”
in a wistful manner
From this reading “Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
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 Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, just as you told me to."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head.
plural of “burro” — small donkey used as a pack animal
From this reading Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
past form of “collide” — be incompatible; be or come into conflict
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"
a special loved one
From this reading "Hello, darling!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head.
provide as food
From this reading Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"
a long fixed look
From this reading Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, darling!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes, just as you told me to."
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, just as you told me to."
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
plural of “nugget” — a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle)
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Yes, just as you told me to."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head.
in a wistful manner
From this reading Noddy continued to gaze wistfully at her mistress and Polly said: "Anne, did you feed the burros and horses?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading MONTRESOR'S CLAIM is JUSTIFIED Polly turned to place the nuggets in the pannier and almost collided with Noddy.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, just as you told me to."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you want--eh?" said she, patting the burro's head.
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