Chapter 31 of Pollyanna is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Pollyanna is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk! I did to-day all the way from my bed to the window! It was six steps. My, how good it was to be on legs again! “All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.
Chapter 31 of Pollyanna is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading ““Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!”
next to; at the side of
From this reading ““All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ““All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.”
staying power
From this reading “My, how good it was to be on legs again!”
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading ““All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading ““All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “It was six steps.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading ““Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!”
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anew
From this reading My, how good it was to be on legs again!
(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 I did to-day all the way from my bed to the window!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My, how good it was to be on legs again!
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I did to-day all the way from my bed to the window!
next to; at the side of
From this reading “All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did to-day all the way from my bed to the window!
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I did to-day all the way from my bed to the window!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My, how good it was to be on legs again!
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From this reading My, how good it was to be on legs again!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was six steps.
staying power
From this reading My, how good it was to be on legs again!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I did to-day all the way from my bed to the window!
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading “All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My, how good it was to be on legs again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It was six steps.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading It was six steps.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I did to-day all the way from my bed to the window!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “All the doctors stood around and smiled, and all the nurses stood beside of them and cried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did to-day all the way from my bed to the window!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did to-day all the way from my bed to the window!
male cat
From this reading “Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Dear Aunt Polly and Uncle Tom:--Oh, I can--I can--I CAN walk!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was six steps.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I did to-day all the way from my bed to the window!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I did to-day all the way from my bed to the window!
Chapter 31 of Pollyanna by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter holds 23 sentences, grouped into 5 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.
Chapter 31 holds 23 sentences of Pollyanna, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.
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