Chapter 11 of The day's play is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The day's play is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door. "I mean Archie." "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said. "I mean Myra." "Oughtn't you to be dressing?
Chapter 11 of The day's play is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.”
any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
From this reading “LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.”
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “"Oughtn't you to be dressing?”
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading “LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"I mean Archie."”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “"I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.”
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In this reading “LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.”
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any person at all
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mean Archie."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oughtn't you to be dressing?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading "Oughtn't you to be dressing?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean Archie."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
immediately past
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I mean Archie."
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mean Myra."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oughtn't you to be dressing?
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAST MOMENTS "Has anybody here seen Kelly?" asked Dahlia, putting her head in at the billiard-room door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oughtn't you to be dressing?
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "I'm waiting here for Kate," I said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oughtn't you to be dressing?
Chapter 11 of The day's play by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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