Chapter III
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of First Plays is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PAMELA. Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith. Oh, Gerald! Poor, poor Bob! GERALD.
First Plays
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of First Plays is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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PAMELA.
Mother
and
I
are
staying
with
Aunt
Judith.
Oh,
Gerald!
Poor,
poor
Bob!
GERALD.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
First Plays
Chapter III · Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of First Plays is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
PAMELA.
Line 2
Mother
and
I
are
staying
with
Aunt
Judith.
/ˈmʌðər ənd aɪ ɑːr ˈsteɪɪŋ wɪð ænt ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Line 3
Oh,
Gerald!
Line 4
Poor,
poor
Bob!
/puːr puːr bɑːb/
Line 5
GERALD.
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Aunt
noun
US /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.”
Bob
verb
US /bɑːb/
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Poor, poor Bob!”
Judith
noun
US /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.”
Mother
noun
US /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.”
poor
adjective
US /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor, poor Bob!”
staying
verb
US /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.”
All words in this reading · 13
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.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.
AuntnounUS /ænt/
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.
BobverbUS /bɑːb/
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading Poor, poor Bob!
Gerald
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Gerald!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.
MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Gerald!
PAMELA
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PAMELA.
PooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor, poor Bob!
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mother and I are staying with Aunt Judith.
Chapter 3 of First Plays by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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Vocabulary met early in First Plays
Words and structures a reader meets early in First Plays, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Gerald
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of First Plays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Slight
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- Coolness
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- Perceive
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