Chapter 1 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ADDENDA A’ THE BIRDIES. All the Boys. American Post. As I was Walking. Auld Grannie.
Chapter 1 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “American Post.”
a Scottish word
From this reading “Auld Grannie.”
plural of “birdie” — (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
From this reading “ADDENDA A’ THE BIRDIES.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “All the Boys.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “American Post.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “As I was Walking.”
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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 ADDENDA A’ THE BIRDIES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADDENDA A’ THE BIRDIES.
(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 All the Boys.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading American Post.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I was Walking.
a Scottish word
From this reading Auld Grannie.
plural of “birdie” — (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
From this reading ADDENDA A’ THE BIRDIES.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading All the Boys.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Auld Grannie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I was Walking.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading American Post.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADDENDA A’ THE BIRDIES.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading As I was Walking.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I was Walking.
Chapter 1 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 by Alice Bertha Gomme holds 374 sentences, grouped into 75 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 1 holds 374 sentences of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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