Chapter 28 of Amusement Only is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Amusement Only is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. BENYON BOWLS. The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field. Mr. Stubbs was a local butcher. Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
Chapter 28 of Amusement Only is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
From this reading “BENYON BOWLS.”
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading “Mr. Stubbs was a local butcher.”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.”
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading “Mr. Stubbs was a local butcher.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.”
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading “The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.”
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.
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 Mr. Stubbs was a local butcher.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENYON BOWLS.
a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack
From this reading BENYON BOWLS.
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading Mr. Stubbs was a local butcher.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading Mr. Stubbs was a local butcher.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Mr. Sapsworth had kindly promised to come and escort me to the scene of action.
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading Mr. Stubbs was a local butcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The match was to be played on Mr. Stubbs's field.
Chapter 28 of Amusement Only by Richard Marsh holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 28 holds 387 sentences of Amusement Only, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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