Chapter 26 of The day's play is here in full — 2169 sentences across 434 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The day's play is here in full — 2169 sentences across 434 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it. "Go on," said Thomas. I took a careful aim and put the white down. "You see," I said carelessly, leaning on my putter. STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
Chapter 26 of The day's play is here in full — 2169 sentences across 434 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without care or concern
From this reading “"You see," I said carelessly, leaning on my putter.”
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading “STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.”
plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “_Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.”
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “_Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.”
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading “STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.”
work lightly
From this reading “"You see," I said carelessly, leaning on my putter.”
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “_Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.”
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading “STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.”
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.
In this reading “_Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"Go on," said Thomas.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I took a careful aim and put the white down.
later than; following
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading I took a careful aim and put the white down.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I took a careful aim and put the white down.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading I took a careful aim and put the white down.
without care or concern
From this reading "You see," I said carelessly, leaning on my putter.
leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I took a careful aim and put the white down.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go on," said Thomas.
plural of “greek” — the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading "You see," I said carelessly, leaning on my putter.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You see," I said carelessly, leaning on my putter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
and nothing more
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I took a careful aim and put the white down.
work lightly
From this reading "You see," I said carelessly, leaning on my putter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Go on," said Thomas.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see," I said carelessly, leaning on my putter.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
in the near future
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading "Go on," said Thomas.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took a careful aim and put the white down.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Twenty Strokes After_ "The green, the green," I shouted joyfully, in the manner of the ancient Greeks, though I was only on the edge of it.
a Caucasian
From this reading I took a careful aim and put the white down.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading STUMP CRICKET April will soon be here," said Miss Middleton, with a sigh of happiness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see," I said carelessly, leaning on my putter.
Chapter 26 of The day's play by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 2169 sentences, grouped into 434 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 26 holds 2169 sentences of The day's play, unabridged, divided into 434 reading sections.
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