Chapter 4 of The holiday round is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The holiday round is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I've played twenty-five," he shouted. "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said. "I can lend you three till Monday." Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up. I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
Chapter 4 of The holiday round is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.”
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading “I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “"I can lend you three till Monday."”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “"I can lend you three till Monday."”
gather
From this reading “Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.”
being five more than twenty
From this reading “"I've played twenty-five," he shouted.”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've played twenty-five," he shouted.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've played twenty-five," he shouted.
bestow a quality on
From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading "I've played twenty-five," he shouted.
gather
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "I've played twenty-five," he shouted.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
up to a particular time
From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
being five more than twenty
From this reading "I've played twenty-five," he shouted.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
Chapter 4 of The holiday round by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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