Chapter 7 of First Plays is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of First Plays is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GERALD. Yes. I think it will. It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been. The buzz begins.)
Chapter 7 of First Plays is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.”
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “The buzz begins.)”
make a buzzing sound
From this reading “The buzz begins.)”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.”
on the contrary
From this reading “It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think it will.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading The buzz begins.)
make a buzzing sound
From this reading The buzz begins.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERALD.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think it will.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think it will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
and nothing more
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
on the contrary
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The buzz begins.)
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It's rather an opportunity: (They are all round him now, just as they have always been.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think it will.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I think it will.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
Chapter 7 of First Plays by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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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