Chapter 9 of Pollyanna is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Pollyanna is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It rained the next time Pollyanna saw the Man. She greeted him, however, with a bright smile. “It isn't so nice to-day, is it?” she called blithesomely. “I'm glad it doesn't rain always, anyhow!” The man did not even grunt this time, nor turn his head.
Chapter 9 of Pollyanna is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““I'm glad it doesn't rain always, anyhow!””
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “She greeted him, however, with a bright smile.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ““I'm glad it doesn't rain always, anyhow!””
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “She greeted him, however, with a bright smile.”
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading “The man did not even grunt this time, nor turn his head.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ““It isn't so nice to-day, is it?” she called blithesomely.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading ““I'm glad it doesn't rain always, anyhow!””
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading “It rained the next time Pollyanna saw the Man.”
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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 She greeted him, however, with a bright smile.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “I'm glad it doesn't rain always, anyhow!”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “I'm glad it doesn't rain always, anyhow!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn't so nice to-day, is it?” she called blithesomely.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading She greeted him, however, with a bright smile.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “It isn't so nice to-day, is it?” she called blithesomely.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The man did not even grunt this time, nor turn his head.
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From this reading “I'm glad it doesn't rain always, anyhow!”
divisible by two
From this reading The man did not even grunt this time, nor turn his head.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I'm glad it doesn't rain always, anyhow!”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading She greeted him, however, with a bright smile.
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading The man did not even grunt this time, nor turn his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The man did not even grunt this time, nor turn his head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She greeted him, however, with a bright smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man did not even grunt this time, nor turn his head.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She greeted him, however, with a bright smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm glad it doesn't rain always, anyhow!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It isn't so nice to-day, is it?” she called blithesomely.
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From this reading “It isn't so nice to-day, is it?” she called blithesomely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It rained the next time Pollyanna saw the Man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It rained the next time Pollyanna saw the Man.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It rained the next time Pollyanna saw the Man.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “It isn't so nice to-day, is it?” she called blithesomely.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The man did not even grunt this time, nor turn his head.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man did not even grunt this time, nor turn his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It rained the next time Pollyanna saw the Man.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “I'm glad it doesn't rain always, anyhow!”
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading It rained the next time Pollyanna saw the Man.
cut with a saw
From this reading It rained the next time Pollyanna saw the Man.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She greeted him, however, with a bright smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She greeted him, however, with a bright smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It isn't so nice to-day, is it?” she called blithesomely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It rained the next time Pollyanna saw the Man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The man did not even grunt this time, nor turn his head.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It rained the next time Pollyanna saw the Man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn't so nice to-day, is it?” she called blithesomely.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The man did not even grunt this time, nor turn his head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She greeted him, however, with a bright smile.
Chapter 9 of Pollyanna by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 9 holds 108 sentences of Pollyanna, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Pollyanna by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 108 sentences, grouped into 22 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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