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Little Fox Pollyanna, Chapter 1,
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Miss Polly One fine June morning,
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Miss Polly Harrington hurried into her kitchen.
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Nancy, who was busy washing dishes, looked up in surprise.
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Although Nancy had worked for Miss Polly for only two months, She'd never seen her employer hurry.
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Nancy, Miss Polly said.
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Yes, ma 'am, Nancy answered cheerfully as she continued drawing a picture.
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When I'm speaking, you should stop working and listen, Miss Polly said in a stern voice.
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Nancy set the picture on the counter and almost tipped it over.
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Yes, ma 'am, I will.
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I only kept working because you said to hurry with the dishes this morning.
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Miss Polly frowned.
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I didn't ask for explanations.
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I asked for your attention.
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Yes, ma 'am.
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Nancy struggled not to sigh.
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This was Nancy's first job, and she wondered if there was any way to please Miss Polly.
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Nancy had needed to find work when her father died suddenly.
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Her sick mother was left with Nancy, who was 16 and three younger children
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Before Nancy was hired, she only knew
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Miss Polly as one of the wealthiest residents of Beldingsville,
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Vermont Now Nancy knew her as a demanding woman who frowned if silverware clattered to the floor or doors banged
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Miss Polly never smiled, even when forks and doors were silent And she never gave
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Nancy a word of praise I want you to clean up the little room in the attic, Miss Polly said.
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After you remove the trunks and boxes, sweep the floor, then set up the cot.
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And where should I put the things I remove? In the front attic.
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Miss Polly paused for a moment.
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I suppose I should tell you that my niece, Miss Pollyanna Whittier, is coming to live with me.
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She's 11 years old, and that will be her room.
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Nancy's face broke into a wide grin.
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A little girl living here?
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Oh, that'll be nice.
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Nice?
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That isn't exactly the word I'd use.
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Miss Polly sniffed.
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However, I intend to make the best of the situation.
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I'm a good woman, and I know my duty.
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Nancy blushed.
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Of course, ma 'am.
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I wasn't saying that you weren't good.
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I mean, I was only thinking that, well, a child might brighten things up for you.
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I don't see any need for that.
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Miss Polly abruptly turned to leave the kitchen.
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Make sure you clean the corners of the room!
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She called over her shoulder.
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Yes, ma 'am.
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Nancy sighed and went back to drying dishes.
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A short time later, Miss Polly sat in her room, re -reading a letter.
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When the letter had arrived from out west, it contained an unpleasant surprise.
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Dear Miss Harrington, I regret to inform you that the Reverend John Whittier has died, making his daughter Pollyanna an orphan.
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A poor minister, he left nothing except a few books.
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I know that
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Reverend Whittier was your late sister's husband.
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Although your families didn't get along, he thought you might want to bring up Pollyanna for your sister's sake.
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A local couple is traveling to Boston this week, so they can accompany Pollyanna for most of the journey.
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In Boston, they'll put Pollyanna on a train to Beldingsville.
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I'll let you know what train she is on.
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I hope to hear from you soon.
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Sincerely, Jeremiah White Miss Polly shook her head as she remembered her sister
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Jenny, Pollyanna's mother.
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When Jenny was 20, she'd married Whittier against the wishes of her parents.
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They'd wanted her to marry a wealthy, older man, but she'd chosen the minister and moved far away.
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Miss Polly was 15 when her oldest sister married.
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For a while, Jenny wrote to her family, although they never replied.
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All Jenny's babies died except Pollyanna.
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Jenny named the baby for her two sisters, Polly and Anna.
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A few years later, Whittier wrote to say
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Jenny had died.
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Miss Polly was 40 now and alone in the world.
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Her parents and two sisters had all died.
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Some people pitied her lonely life and urged her to have a friend live with her.
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But Miss Polly welcomed neither their sympathy nor their advice.
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She wasn't lonely.
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She liked being by herself and preferred quiet.
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Miss Polly stood up and put away the letter.
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I'll do my duty and take in Jenny's daughter. But Pollyanna?
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What a ridiculous name.
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Pollyanna, Chapter 2, A Secret from the Past Nancy put all her energy into scrubbing and sweeping the little attic room.
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Remembering Miss Polly's instructions, she made sure the corners were especially clean.
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I wish I could clean out the corners of Miss Polly's heart, Nancy said as she swept up a cloud of dust.
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Nancy was afraid of Miss Polly, but she also had plenty of opinions about her employer.
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The idea of sticking that poor child way up here in this hot, tiny room!
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Nancy stopped to wipe some sweat from her face.
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In summer it's uncomfortable, and in winter there won't be any fireplace to warm her.
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With all the nice rooms in this house, Miss Polly picked this one.
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Unbelievable!
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For a while, Nancy worked in silence.
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Then she looked around the room in disgust.
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There were no pictures or colorful curtains.
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There was nothing to make the space bright or cheerful.
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Well, my part's done.
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Nancy wrung out a wet rag until her fingers ached.
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There's no dirt here or anything else.
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What a terrible place to put a homesick, lonely child.
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Nancy left the room and slammed the door.
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Oops.
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Nancy bit her lip in fear.
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Then she stood up tall and said, I don't care.
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I hope Miss Polly heard that and was annoyed.
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Nancy went into the backyard, where Tom, the gardener, was pulling weeds.
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She looked quickly over her shoulder to be sure
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Miss Polly wasn't watching.
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Tom, did you know a child is coming to live here?
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Coming to live with Miss Polly?
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The old man straightened up with difficulty.
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You must be joking.
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Miss Polly told me herself.
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It's her niece, Pollyanna, and she's an 11 -year -old orphan.
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Tom smiled.
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That must be Miss Jenny's girl.
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I can't believe these old eyes will actually get to see her.
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Who's Miss Jenny?
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Nancy asked.
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She was Miss Polly's sister, and she was wonderful, Tom said.
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Such a kind person.
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Miss Jenny left here to marry a minister a long time ago.
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Last we'd heard, she'd died.
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Well, Miss Polly is making Pollyanna sleep in the attic.
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Nancy glanced over her shoulder again to be sure
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Miss Polly wasn't nearby.
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Miss Polly should be ashamed of herself.
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Tom went back to pulling weeds but started chuckling.
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What's so funny?
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Nancy asked, squatting next to him.
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I wonder what
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Miss Polly will do with a child in the house.
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I wonder what a child will do with Miss Polly in the house.
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Now Tom was laughing heartily.
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It's obvious you're not fond of Miss Polly.
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As if anybody could be fond of her.
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Nancy yanked out a weed and tossed it into Tom's wheelbarrow.
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Tom raised his eyebrows.
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I guess you don't know about Miss Polly's broken engagement.
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Broken engagement?
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Her?
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Tom nodded.
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The fellow still lives right here in town. Who is it?
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Nancy looked at him eagerly.
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Tom put a hand on his aching back and stood up.
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No, no, I can't tell you.
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It's not right that I revealed
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Miss Polly's secret.
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It just doesn't seem possible.
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Think of it like a mystery in one of those books you're always reading.
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Tom teased her.
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Nancy shook her head.
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I still don't believe that anyone could be in love with Miss Polly.
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Years ago, Miss Polly was quite pretty.
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And she would be now.
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Tom hesitated.
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If she let herself.
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Pretty?
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Miss Polly?
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Yes.
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She didn't always pull her hair back so tight.
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She used to wear flowers on her bonnets and lace trim on her dresses.
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If she did all that again, you'd say she's not so old.
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Well, she does a good imitation of a cranky old person.
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There's no pleasing her now.
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That's certainly true.
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It all started with that argument with her, sweetheart.
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She shouldn't take it out on us, Nancy said.
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If my family didn't need the money, I'd quit.
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One day I'll get so mad that I'll say something I shouldn't, and she'll fire me.
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Nancy?
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A sharp voice called from a window.
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Nancy's eyes widened in fear, and she dashed for the house.
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Yes, ma 'am.
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I'm coming, ma 'am.
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Pollyanna.
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Chapter 3.
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Pollyanna Arrives.
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The afternoon before Pollyanna's arrival, Miss Polly inspected the attic room.
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A fly buzzed at one of the closed windows trying to escape.
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Miss Polly killed the fly, opened the window, and swept the fly outside.
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Then she went downstairs and stood at the kitchen door.
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Nancy?
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Miss Polly said.
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I found a fly in Miss Pollyanna's room.
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Until the new screens come, keep the windows closed.
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Nancy stopped ironing.
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Yes, ma 'am.
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My niece will arrive tomorrow afternoon at four o 'clock.
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Miss Polly went on.
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Tom will drive you to the station to meet her.
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The telegram said blonde hair, red gingham dress, straw hat.
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That's all I know, but that's enough information for you to find her.
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Yes, ma 'am, Nancy said again.
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But shouldn't you...
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No, I don't need to go.
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Miss Polly walked away.
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Nancy picked up her iron.
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Blonde hair, red gingham dress, straw hat.
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I'd be ashamed to admit that's all I know about my only niece.
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The next afternoon, Tom drove
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Nancy to the station.
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As the train whistle sounded, Nancy was suddenly nervous.
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But she soon spotted a girl with two blonde braids and a red gingham dress.
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Beneath a straw hat, an eager, freckled face looked all around.
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Nancy approached the child. Are you Miss Pollyanna?
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Yes.
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The next moment, Pollyanna was hugging Nancy tightly.
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I'm so glad, glad, glad to see you.
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Of course I'm Pollyanna, and I hoped you'd come to meet me.
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You did?
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Nancy couldn't understand how Pollyanna knew she'd be at the station.
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I've been wondering what you looked like.
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Pollyanna danced around Nancy.
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I'm glad you look just like you do.
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Nancy didn't know how to reply.
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She was relieved when Tom walked over and offered to find Pollyanna's trunk.
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It's a brand new trunk, Pollyanna explained as Nancy guided her toward the wagon.
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The lady's aide, the women's group at Father's Church, was saving money for a new church carpet.
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But the ladies bought me a trunk instead.
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Anyway, the ladies -aiders.
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Do you have ladies -aiders at your church?
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Father said many churches do.
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They helped Father bring me up after Mother died.
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Pollyanna kept up a stream of comments and questions.
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By the time
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Tom returned with the trunk, Nancy was dazed and breathless.
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But Pollyanna was still full of energy.
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She climbed up and sat between them.
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This is lovely, Pollyanna said as they started on their way
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Is it far to your house?
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I hope it is because I love to ride
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But if it isn't, I'll be glad to get there soon
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What a pretty town!
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I knew this town would be pretty.
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Father told me he remembered.
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Pollyanna stopped, and Nancy noticed her eyes filling with tears.
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But in a moment, the little girl hurried on.
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I suppose you wonder why I'm wearing red instead of black for morning.
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There wasn't anything black in the donation box at church.
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Do you have donation boxes here?
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They're full of clothes and things that people don't want anymore.
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But they think poor people will want them.
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I'm sure your dress will be fine, Nancy said.
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It would be harder to be glad in black.
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Glad?
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Nancy said in surprise.
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Yes, glad that
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Father has gone to heaven to be with Mother and their babies.
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He said I must be glad, which was awfully hard when I just had the lady's aid.
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But now I've got you, Aunt Polly, and I'm so glad.
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Nancy's eyes widened as she realized Pollyanna's mistake.
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I'm not your Aunt Polly.
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I'm only Nancy, a girl who works for her.
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Oh, Pollyanna said anxiously.
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But there is an Aunt Polly, right?
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Tom chuckled.
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There sure is.
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Pollyanna relaxed.
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Then I'm glad I can look forward to meeting her.
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Is Aunt Polly rich, Nancy?
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Yes, miss.
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I hope she has carpets and pictures in every room.
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I love pictures, but we didn't have any.
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Father found one in the donation box.
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It was so nice that he sold it to buy me shoes.
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What a beautiful house!
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Pollyanna exclaimed as they came up the drive.
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Nancy thought about the clean attic room and silently vowed to stay at Miss Polly's house forever.
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This poor child needs someone to love her!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “쾌활한 폴리아나와 냉담한 이모”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: miss, Nancy, Polly, Pollyanna, Tom. This video has 265 sentences and 2137 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:19. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| attic noun | /ˈætɪk/ | The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or… |
| trunk noun | /tɹʌŋk/ | The usually single, more or less upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches. |
| hurry verb | /ˈhʌ.ɹi/ | To do things quickly. |
| sweep verb | /swiːp/ | To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush. |
| niece noun | /nis/ | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| weed noun | /wiːd/ | Any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing. |
| lonely adjective | /ˈloʊnli/ | Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| dish noun | /dɪʃ/ | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving food, often flat with a depressed region in the middle. |
| donation noun | /doʊˈneɪʃən/ | A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause. |
| straw noun | /stɹɔ/ | A dried stalk of a cereal plant. |
| blond adjective | /blɑnd/ | Of a bleached or pale golden (light yellowish) colour. |
| marry verb | /ˈmæɹi/ | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| engagement noun | /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ | An appointment, especially to speak or perform. |
| employer noun | /ɪmˈplɔɪə/ | A person, firm or other entity which pays for or hires the services of another person. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stand up verb | To rise from a lying or sitting position. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| bring up verb | To mention. |
| call over verb | To ask (someone) to come to one's location, especially when raising one's voice towards someone within earshot. |
| clean out verb | To clean, especially to tidy by removing the contents. |
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
| get along verb | To interact or coexist well, without argument or trouble. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I didn't ask for explanations.
- That isn't exactly the word I'd use.
- Do you have ladies -aiders at your church?
- Is it far to your house?
- Do you have donation boxes here?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If she did all that again, you'd say · if it isn't, I'll be |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was left · was hired · was relieved |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | woman who frowned · glad, which was |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | wasn't saying · was only thinking · was pulling |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 65 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, beneath /bɪˈniːθ/, sympathy /ˈsɪm.pəθ.i/, breathless /ˈbɹɛθləs/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: dish /dɪʃ/, donation /doʊˈneɪʃən/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/
- Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, explanation /ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like attic, trunk, hurry.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.