Chapter 20 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
—Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith). IV. The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky. She is handsome, she is pretty, She is the girl of London city. She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
Chapter 20 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading “The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.”
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “She is handsome, she is pretty, She is the girl of London city.”
a small island
From this reading “—Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith).”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “—Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith).”
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading “—Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith).”
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In this reading “The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.”
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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 She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading She is handsome, she is pretty, She is the girl of London city.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith).
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading —Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith).
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.
a young female
From this reading She is handsome, she is pretty, She is the girl of London city.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading She is handsome, she is pretty, She is the girl of London city.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is handsome, she is pretty, She is the girl of London city.
a small island
From this reading —Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith).
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading She is handsome, she is pretty, She is the girl of London city.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading —Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith).
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading —Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith).
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She is handsome, she is pretty, She is the girl of London city.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is handsome, she is pretty, She is the girl of London city.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading —Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith).
express in words
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
which person or people
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
a human being; “wight” is an archaic term
From this reading —Cowes, Isle of Wight (Miss E. Smith).
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind, the wind, the wind blows high, The rain comes falling from the sky.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She goes a courting one, two, three, Please will you tell me who is he?
Chapter 20 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 by Alice Bertha Gomme holds 358 sentences, grouped into 72 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 20 holds 358 sentences of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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