Chapter 23 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.” The same game as “Mount the Tin,” played somewhat differently. Lady of the Land. [Vol. i. pp. 313-319.] A number of girls stand in a line.
Chapter 23 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in another and different manner
From this reading “The same game as “Mount the Tin,” played somewhat differently.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.””
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.””
attach to a support
From this reading “The same game as “Mount the Tin,” played somewhat differently.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “The same game as “Mount the Tin,” played somewhat differently.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “The same game as “Mount the Tin,” played somewhat differently.”
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading “Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.””
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.””
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Vol. i. pp. 313-319.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Vol. i. pp. 313-319.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A number of girls stand in a line.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The same game as “Mount the Tin,” played somewhat differently.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
in another and different manner
From this reading The same game as “Mount the Tin,” played somewhat differently.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A number of girls stand in a line.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Vol. i. pp. 313-319.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A number of girls stand in a line.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady of the Land.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Lady of the Land.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading A number of girls stand in a line.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
attach to a support
From this reading The same game as “Mount the Tin,” played somewhat differently.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading A number of girls stand in a line.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading The same game as “Mount the Tin,” played somewhat differently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Vol. i. pp. 313-319.]
Identical; not different.
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The same game as “Mount the Tin,” played somewhat differently.
be standing; be upright
From this reading A number of girls stand in a line.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading The same game as “Mount the Tin,” played somewhat differently.
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Vol. i. pp. 313-319.]
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another version of the same game, sent me by Mr. William P. Merrick, Shepperton, Middlesex, is called “Fly Whip.”
Chapter 23 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 by Alice Bertha Gomme holds 362 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 23 holds 362 sentences of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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