Chapter 29 of The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY THE LATE DR. SCOFFERN. There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here. The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’ Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
Chapter 29 of The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.”
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading “Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.”
serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
From this reading “Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.”
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.”
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.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY THE LATE DR.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY THE LATE DR.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
serving to instruct or enlighten or inform
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading BY THE LATE DR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
having patronage or clients
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCOFFERN.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY THE LATE DR.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The English name for this toy I do not know, but in France it is called the ‘Ludion.’
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading There is a toy more patronised by French boys than by English ones, though I have seen it here.
at the time that
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Being easily made, and instructive when made, you shall have a picture of the ludion and instructions for making.
Chapter 29 of The Boy's Own Book of Indoor Games and Recreations by G. Andrew [Editor] Hutchison holds 314 sentences, grouped into 63 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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