Chapter 2 of Polly the Pagan: Her Lost Love Letters is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Polly the Pagan: Her Lost Love Letters is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call. Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon! Glad of your hand. Hope you feel as good as new money.” She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
Chapter 2 of Polly the Pagan: Her Lost Love Letters is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!”
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading “Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!”
come to pass
From this reading “What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.”
a brief written record
From this reading “What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.”
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In this reading “She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.”
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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 What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
(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 She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Hope you feel as good as new money.”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Glad of your hand.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Glad of your hand.
come to pass
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hope you feel as good as new money.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
and nothing more
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Hope you feel as good as new money.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Hope you feel as good as new money.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
a brief written record
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Glad of your hand.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Louisa announced her just as I returned, and I heard Checkers greeting her in the next room--“Good afternoon!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed a little, but for all that, he hadn’t put her in a pleasant frame of mind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did happen was that the divorcée followed up her note by a call.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Hope you feel as good as new money.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Glad of your hand.
Chapter 2 of Polly the Pagan: Her Lost Love Letters by Isabel Anderson holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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