Chapter 6 of The holiday round is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The holiday round is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EDITOR. THAT'S ALL VERY WELL. _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS. SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE. AUTHOR.
Chapter 6 of The holiday round is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “_I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “EDITOR.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “_I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.”
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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_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading THAT'S ALL VERY WELL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading EDITOR.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAT'S ALL VERY WELL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _I_ HAVE A GOOD DEAL TO EXPLAIN AS IT IS.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
precisely as stated
From this reading THAT'S ALL VERY WELL.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THAT'S ALL VERY WELL.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SOME OF YOUR STORY DOESN'T FIT THE PICTURES AT ALL, AND IT IS TOO LATE NOW TO GET NEW ONES DONE.
Chapter 6 of The holiday round by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 6 holds 413 sentences of The holiday round, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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How to work through The holiday round section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The holiday round, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
