Chapter 8 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOHN. I didn't mean to! NANCY (relenting). But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh? AMY (as they group themselves in fire-glow).
Chapter 8 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “AMY (as they group themselves in fire-glow).”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I didn't mean to!”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “NANCY (relenting).”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?”
-ing form of “relent” — give in, as to influence or pressure
From this reading “NANCY (relenting).”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “AMY (as they group themselves in fire-glow).”
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From this reading AMY (as they group themselves in fire-glow).
any thing at all
From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AMY (as they group themselves in fire-glow).
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
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From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
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From this reading I didn't mean to!
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From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
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From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMY (as they group themselves in fire-glow).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading AMY (as they group themselves in fire-glow).
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't mean to!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AMY (as they group themselves in fire-glow).
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I didn't mean to!
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading NANCY (relenting).
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
-ing form of “relent” — give in, as to influence or pressure
From this reading NANCY (relenting).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading AMY (as they group themselves in fire-glow).
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AMY (as they group themselves in fire-glow).
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't mean to!
at the time that
From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But when Francois plays the fiddle you can't think of anything else, eh?
Chapter 8 of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People by Constance D'Arcy Mackay holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 8 holds 395 sentences of Patriotic Plays and Pageants for Young People, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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