Chapter 9 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside. The sign on the tent said: MOST REMARKABLE SHOW The Roly-Polys we have found. They’re always turning round and round. If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.
Chapter 9 of The Roly-Poly book is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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only a very short time before
From this reading “The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “MOST REMARKABLE SHOW The Roly-Polys we have found.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.”
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “MOST REMARKABLE SHOW The Roly-Polys we have found.”
In this reading “They’re always turning round and round.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.”
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 The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading They’re always turning round and round.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
only a very short time before
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
set up or found
From this reading MOST REMARKABLE SHOW The Roly-Polys we have found.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MOST REMARKABLE SHOW The Roly-Polys we have found.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
and nothing more
From this reading If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.
used to form the superlative
From this reading MOST REMARKABLE SHOW The Roly-Polys we have found.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sign on the tent said:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
unusual or striking
From this reading MOST REMARKABLE SHOW The Roly-Polys we have found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading They’re always turning round and round.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The sign on the tent said:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading MOST REMARKABLE SHOW The Roly-Polys we have found.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’re always turning round and round.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading They’re always turning round and round.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The Roly-Polys got out of the wagon and barely had time to see the sign that hung by their tent, for a man hurried them inside.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MOST REMARKABLE SHOW The Roly-Polys we have found.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If these wonders you would see, Just step inside and look with me.
Chapter 9 of The Roly-Poly book by Laura Rountree Smith holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 9 holds 108 sentences of The Roly-Poly book, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Roly-Poly book by Laura Rountree Smith exactly as it stands in the 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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