Chapter 6 of The Book of Sports is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Book of Sports is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRICKET. Cricket is the king of games. Every boy in England should learn it. The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England. I shall, therefore, be very particular concerning this noble game.
Chapter 6 of The Book of Sports is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading “I shall, therefore, be very particular concerning this noble game.”
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading “CRICKET.”
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Cricket is the king of games.”
for this reason
From this reading “The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “I shall, therefore, be very particular concerning this noble game.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading “The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.”
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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 The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
a youthful male person
From this reading Every boy in England should learn it.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading I shall, therefore, be very particular concerning this noble game.
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading CRICKET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Every boy in England should learn it.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every boy in England should learn it.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I shall, therefore, be very particular concerning this noble game.
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Cricket is the king of games.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
for this reason
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every boy in England should learn it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cricket is the king of games.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every boy in England should learn it.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Cricket is the king of games.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Every boy in England should learn it.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
impressive in appearance
From this reading I shall, therefore, be very particular concerning this noble game.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cricket is the king of games.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading I shall, therefore, be very particular concerning this noble game.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall, therefore, be very particular concerning this noble game.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Every boy in England should learn it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cricket is the king of games.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I shall, therefore, be very particular concerning this noble game.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I shall, therefore, be very particular concerning this noble game.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
precisely as stated
From this reading I shall, therefore, be very particular concerning this noble game.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
during the time that
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young prince of Wales is learning it, and will some day be the prince of cricket-players, as I trust he will some day, a long while hence, however, let us hope, be king of merry England.
Chapter 6 of The Book of Sports by William Martin holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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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