Chapter 24 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tug-of-War Game. Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many. Come choose the east, come choose the west, Come choose the one you love the best. Played like “Oranges and Lemons.” One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).
Chapter 24 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).”
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.”
plural of “lemon” — yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading “Played like “Oranges and Lemons.””
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading “One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).”
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading “Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading “One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).”
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading “Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.”
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In this reading “Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.”
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 Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
(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 Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Come choose the east, come choose the west, Come choose the one you love the best.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
a young person of either sex
From this reading One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Come choose the east, come choose the west, Come choose the one you love the best.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Come choose the east, come choose the west, Come choose the one you love the best.
at any time
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Tug-of-War Game.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).
plural of “lemon” — yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading Played like “Oranges and Lemons.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Played like “Oranges and Lemons.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Come choose the east, come choose the west, Come choose the one you love the best.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Come choose the east, come choose the west, Come choose the one you love the best.
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Played like “Oranges and Lemons.”
increase the number of rotations per minute
From this reading One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One child is “Apple,” and another “Orange.”—Ross-shire (Rev. Dr. Gregor).
plural of “scholar” — a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come choose the east, come choose the west, Come choose the one you love the best.
any hard struggle between equally matched groups
From this reading Tug-of-War Game.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Come choose the east, come choose the west, Come choose the one you love the best.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Apples and oranges, two for a penny, Come all ye good scholars, buy ever so many.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come choose the east, come choose the west, Come choose the one you love the best.
Chapter 24 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 by Alice Bertha Gomme holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 24 holds 399 sentences of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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