Chapter 7 of The holiday round is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The holiday round is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"In Scotland, yes. Not in the South of England." I paused, and then added, "WE have one." "What soil is yours? Do you plant it very deep?
Chapter 7 of The holiday round is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Do you plant it very deep?”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “Not in the South of England."”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “I paused, and then added, "WE have one."”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “Do you plant it very deep?”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “"In Scotland, yes.”
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “"What soil is yours?”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Not in the South of England."”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"What soil is yours?”
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.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading I paused, and then added, "WE have one."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I paused, and then added, "WE have one."
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Do you plant it very deep?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you plant it very deep?
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Not in the South of England."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I paused, and then added, "WE have one."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I paused, and then added, "WE have one."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In Scotland, yes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What soil is yours?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you plant it very deep?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not in the South of England."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not in the South of England."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I paused, and then added, "WE have one."
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading I paused, and then added, "WE have one."
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Do you plant it very deep?
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading "In Scotland, yes.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading "What soil is yours?
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Not in the South of England."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not in the South of England."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I paused, and then added, "WE have one."
precisely as stated
From this reading Do you plant it very deep?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I paused, and then added, "WE have one."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What soil is yours?
an affirmative
From this reading "In Scotland, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you plant it very deep?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "What soil is yours?
Chapter 7 of The holiday round by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 418 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.
Chapter 7 holds 418 sentences of The holiday round, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The holiday round by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The holiday round, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
