Chapter 7 of The day's play is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The day's play is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALL OVER "May I have a dance?" I asked Miss Blair. She put her head on one side and considered. "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said. "Thank you.
Chapter 7 of The day's play is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading “I asked Miss Blair.”
carefully weighed
From this reading “She put her head on one side and considered.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I asked Miss Blair.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “"One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “She put her head on one side and considered.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Thank you.”
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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 ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
(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 ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked Miss Blair.
British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953)
From this reading I asked Miss Blair.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
carefully weighed
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I asked Miss Blair.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
above and across; more than
From this reading ALL OVER "May I have a dance?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She put her head on one side and considered.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "One, two, three--the next but _five_," she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you.
Chapter 7 of The day's play by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 7 holds 134 sentences of The day's play, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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