Chapter 25 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DANCE AND SEE-SAW GAMES. Cobble. Cobbler’s Hornpipe. Curcuddie. Cutch-a-Cutchoo.
Chapter 25 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pave with cobblestones
From this reading “Cobble.”
possessive form of “cobbler” — a person who makes or repairs shoes
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “DANCE AND SEE-SAW GAMES.”
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “DANCE AND SEE-SAW GAMES.”
a British solo dance performed by sailors
From this reading “Cobbler’s Hornpipe.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DANCE AND SEE-SAW GAMES.
pave with cobblestones
From this reading Cobble.
possessive form of “cobbler” — a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading Cobbler’s Hornpipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Curcuddie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cutch-a-Cutchoo.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading DANCE AND SEE-SAW GAMES.
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading DANCE AND SEE-SAW GAMES.
a British solo dance performed by sailors
From this reading Cobbler’s Hornpipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DANCE AND SEE-SAW GAMES.
Chapter 25 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 by Alice Bertha Gomme holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 25 holds 408 sentences of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of The Traditional Games of England, Scotland — Vol 2 by Alice Bertha Gomme exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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