Chapter 22 of The day's play is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of The day's play is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Twenty-eight," said the North Rutland champion. "That's what I won the championship by, I remember." "It's a good winning score," I said. "Do they play much in North Rutland?" "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
Chapter 22 of The day's play is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading “"Twenty-eight," said the North Rutland champion.”
the status of being a champion
From this reading “"That's what I won the championship by, I remember."”
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading “"I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.”
a town in central Vermont
From this reading “"Twenty-eight," said the North Rutland champion.”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “"It's a good winning score," I said.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “"I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.”
having won
From this reading “"It's a good winning score," I said.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “"That's what I won the championship by, I remember."”
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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 "It's a good winning score," I said.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "That's what I won the championship by, I remember."
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading "Twenty-eight," said the North Rutland champion.
the status of being a champion
From this reading "That's what I won the championship by, I remember."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do they play much in North Rutland?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "It's a good winning score," I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's what I won the championship by, I remember."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do they play much in North Rutland?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a good winning score," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Do they play much in North Rutland?"
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Twenty-eight," said the North Rutland champion.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Do they play much in North Rutland?"
To recall to mind.
From this reading "That's what I won the championship by, I remember."
a town in central Vermont
From this reading "Twenty-eight," said the North Rutland champion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Twenty-eight," said the North Rutland champion.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading "It's a good winning score," I said.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what I won the championship by, I remember."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Twenty-eight," said the North Rutland champion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do they play much in North Rutland?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading "Twenty-eight," said the North Rutland champion.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what I won the championship by, I remember."
having won
From this reading "It's a good winning score," I said.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "That's what I won the championship by, I remember."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm afraid it's been very slow for you and Miss Middleton," said Jane.
Chapter 22 of The day's play by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 105 sentences, grouped into 21 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 22 holds 105 sentences of The day's play, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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