Chapter 11 of Pretty Polly Perkins is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Pretty Polly Perkins is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray! Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened. Not a sound! Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep. Had Santa Claus come last night?
Chapter 11 of Pretty Polly Perkins is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.”
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “Had Santa Claus come last night?”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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sleeping deeply
In this reading “Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep.”
In this reading “Had Santa Claus come last night?”
In this reading “THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!”
In this reading “Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a sound!
(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 THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!
in a state of sleep
From this reading Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had Santa Claus come last night?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Had Santa Claus come last night?
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Santa Claus come last night?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.
immediately past
From this reading Had Santa Claus come last night?
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Had Santa Claus come last night?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a sound!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading Had Santa Claus come last night?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Not a sound!
not in physical motion
From this reading Father and Mother and Grandmother must still be fast asleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE VERY BEST CHRISTMAS OF ALL Christmas morning, early and dark and gray!
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Patty woke, she sat up in bed, she listened.
Chapter 11 of Pretty Polly Perkins by Ethel Calvert Phillips holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 11 holds 111 sentences of Pretty Polly Perkins, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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