Chapter 25 of The day's play is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The day's play is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The fateful moment arrived. Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver. He also asked me what sort of tee I should like. I leant upon my club and looked at him. Then I turned to Thomas.
Chapter 25 of The day's play is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.”
an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
From this reading “Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.”
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading “The fateful moment arrived.”
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “I leant upon my club and looked at him.”
the starting place for each hole on a golf course
From this reading “He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.”
possessive form of “thomas” — United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “I leant upon my club and looked at him.”
In this reading “I leant upon my club and looked at him.”
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 Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
in addition
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The fateful moment arrived.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading The fateful moment arrived.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
a particular point in time
From this reading The fateful moment arrived.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
the starting place for each hole on a golf course
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fateful moment arrived.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I turned to Thomas.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
possessive form of “thomas” — United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I turned to Thomas.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then I turned to Thomas.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
Chapter 25 of The day's play by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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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