Chapter 12 of Polly's Southern Cruise is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Polly's Southern Cruise is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Agh, mine goot savior! Mine beeg fine frent! I feel so full to choy dat I must cry!” The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence. “Why, Johann!
Chapter 12 of Polly's Southern Cruise is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.”
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people
From this reading “The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “I feel so full to choy dat I must cry!””
an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog
From this reading “The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.”
extremely joyful
From this reading “The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.”
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading “The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading ““Agh, mine goot savior!”
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In this reading “The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.”
In this reading “The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.”
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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 The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
the state of being absent
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Agh, mine goot savior!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mine beeg fine frent!
of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel so full to choy dat I must cry!”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I feel so full to choy dat I must cry!”
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading I feel so full to choy dat I must cry!”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel so full to choy dat I must cry!”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Mine beeg fine frent!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mine beeg fine frent!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I feel so full to choy dat I must cry!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Agh, mine goot savior!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel so full to choy dat I must cry!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Johann!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
an old breed of powerful deep-chested smooth-coated dog used chiefly as a watchdog and guard dog
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Agh, mine goot savior!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I feel so full to choy dat I must cry!”
extremely joyful
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “Agh, mine goot savior!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I feel so full to choy dat I must cry!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I feel so full to choy dat I must cry!”
at the time that
From this reading The Belgian acted exactly like an overjoyed mastiff when his master returns from a long absence.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Johann!
Chapter 12 of Polly's Southern Cruise by Lillian Elizabeth Roy holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 12 holds 192 sentences of Polly's Southern Cruise, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Polly's Southern Cruise by Lillian Elizabeth Roy exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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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