Chapter 11 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.” —Deptford. My mother said That the rope must go Over my head. —Deptford. Andy Pandy, Sugardy candy, French almond Rock.
Chapter 11 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/72 · 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.
small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
From this reading “Andy Pandy, Sugardy candy, French almond Rock.”
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “Andy Pandy, Sugardy candy, French almond Rock.”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.””
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.””
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading “Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.””
a strong line
From this reading “My mother said That the rope must go Over my head.”
witty remark
From this reading “Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.””
plural of “tune” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move out of or depart from
In this reading “Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.””
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “My mother said That the rope must go Over my head.”
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.
(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 Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California
From this reading Andy Pandy, Sugardy candy, French almond Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy Pandy, Sugardy candy, French almond Rock.
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading Andy Pandy, Sugardy candy, French almond Rock.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —Deptford.
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Andy Pandy, Sugardy candy, French almond Rock.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading My mother said That the rope must go Over my head.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My mother said That the rope must go Over my head.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother said That the rope must go Over my head.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My mother said That the rope must go Over my head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mother said That the rope must go Over my head.
not any; not one
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
above and across; more than
From this reading My mother said That the rope must go Over my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy Pandy, Sugardy candy, French almond Rock.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Andy Pandy, Sugardy candy, French almond Rock.
a strong line
From this reading My mother said That the rope must go Over my head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading My mother said That the rope must go Over my head.
witty remark
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andy Pandy, Sugardy candy, French almond Rock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
plural of “tune” — a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dancing Dolly had no sense, For to fiddle for eighteenpence; All the tunes that she could play, Were “Sally get out of the donkey’s way.”
Chapter 11 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 by Alice Bertha Gomme holds 364 sentences, grouped into 73 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 11 holds 364 sentences of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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