Chapter 12 of The Polly Page Yacht Club is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Polly Page Yacht Club is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“GIRL OVERBOARD!” “Don’t call out to her,” whispered Polly. “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks. This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.” “Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.
Chapter 12 of The Polly Page Yacht Club is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading ““Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.”
in a helpless manner
From this reading ““Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.”
to extremes
From this reading ““GIRL OVERBOARD!””
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ““Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading ““Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading ““Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.””
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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In this reading ““Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.”
come down
In this reading ““Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading ““Don’t call out to her,” whispered Polly.”
In this reading ““Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Don’t call out to her,” whispered Polly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t call out to her,” whispered Polly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.
a young female
From this reading “GIRL OVERBOARD!”
in a helpless manner
From this reading “Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t call out to her,” whispered Polly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Don’t call out to her,” whispered Polly.
to extremes
From this reading “GIRL OVERBOARD!”
a course of conduct
From this reading “Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t call out to her,” whispered Polly.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “Tracks, on a rocky path,” murmured Ted, helplessly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t call out to her,” whispered Polly.
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.”
during the time that
From this reading “Wait here just a minute, while I climb down these rocks.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Don’t call out to her,” whispered Polly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is the way she went, you can see her tracks.”
Chapter 12 of The Polly Page Yacht Club by Izola L. (Izola Louise) Forrester holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 152 sentences of The Polly Page Yacht Club, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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