Chapter 4 of The play that won is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The play that won is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon. Terry was among them. So was Walt Gordon, still haughty and contemptuous. Hyde was not. It was known now that Phil had been dropped.
Chapter 4 of The play that won is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “So was Walt Gordon, still haughty and contemptuous.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “It was known now that Phil had been dropped.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.”
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading “So was Walt Gordon, still haughty and contemptuous.”
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.”
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading “Terry was among them.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.”
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.
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In this reading “There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.”
In this reading “There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.”
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 There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
(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 There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Terry was among them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was known now that Phil had been dropped.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading So was Walt Gordon, still haughty and contemptuous.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading It was known now that Phil had been dropped.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So was Walt Gordon, still haughty and contemptuous.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was known now that Phil had been dropped.
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading So was Walt Gordon, still haughty and contemptuous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hyde was not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was known now that Phil had been dropped.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading It was known now that Phil had been dropped.
not one, and not any
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hyde was not.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was known now that Phil had been dropped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was known now that Phil had been dropped.
except for; apart from
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So was Walt Gordon, still haughty and contemptuous.
not in physical motion
From this reading So was Walt Gordon, still haughty and contemptuous.
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading Terry was among them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Terry was among them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So was Walt Gordon, still haughty and contemptuous.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading There was easy work on Tuesday and none at all on Wednesday, save that certain of the team were sent on a walk into the country in the afternoon.
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