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A Bachelor's Comedy

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of A Bachelor's Comedy is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By J. E. Buckrose • Curated US English Learning Edition
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NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.
And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.
“What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.
“Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.
“Three times before breakfast about a sideboard!
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A Bachelor's Comedy

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of A Bachelor's Comedy is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.
Line 2
And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.
Line 3
“What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.
Line 4
“Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.
Line 5
“Three times before breakfast about a sideboard!

Learner Dictionary

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.

aflutter adjective US /əˈflʌtər/

excited in anticipation

From this reading “And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
buttering verb US /ˈbʌtərɪŋ/

-ing form of “butter” — spread butter on

From this reading ““What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hastily adverb US /ˈheɪstəli/

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading “And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mahogany noun US /məˈhɑːɡəni/

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

From this reading “NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
messenger noun US /ˈmesəndʒər/

a person who carries a message

From this reading “NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
poised adjective US /pɔɪzd/

marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action

From this reading ““Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Simpson's noun US /ˈsɪmpsənz/

possessive form of “simpson” — United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toast verb US /toʊst/

make brown and crisp by heating

From this reading ““What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Three times noun + noun

by a factor of three

In this reading ““Three times before breakfast about a sideboard!”

20,420 times in 426,211 chapters
little girl adjective + noun

a youthful female person

In this reading “And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.”

51,659 times in 426,211 chapters
third time noun + noun

In this reading “And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.”

6,966 times in 426,211 chapters
into the room preposition + article + noun counted as “into … room”

In this reading “And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.”

27,437 times in 426,211 chapters
at the table preposition + article + noun counted as “at … table”

In this reading ““Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.”

16,867 times in 426,211 chapters
for the third preposition + article + noun counted as “for … third”

In this reading “And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.”

4,277 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 63

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aflutteradjectiveUS /əˈflʌtər/

excited in anticipation

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Andy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Three times before breakfast about a sideboard!

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading “Three times before breakfast about a sideboard!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butteringverbUS /ˈbʌtərɪŋ/

-ing form of “butter” — spread butter on

From this reading “What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading “Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

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doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.

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FatenounUS /feɪt/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hastilyadverbUS /ˈheɪstəli/

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Here's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Pending verification
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.

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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.

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Jebb

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Pending verification
lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mahoganynounUS /məˈhɑːɡəni/

wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
messengernounUS /ˈmesəndʒər/

a person who carries a message

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
NOTHINGpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.

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plate-glass

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

Pending verification
poisedadjectiveUS /pɔɪzd/

marked by balance or equilibrium and readiness for action

From this reading “Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ribbon-strings

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Pending verification
roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sideboardnoun

a removable board fitted on the side of a wagon to increase its capacity

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Simpson'snounUS /ˈsɪmpsənz/

possessive form of “simpson” — United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading “Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThreenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading “Three times before breakfast about a sideboard!

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timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading “Three times before breakfast about a sideboard!

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toastverbUS /toʊst/

make brown and crisp by heating

From this reading “What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading “What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Something about a sideboard,” said Mrs. Jebb, poised, as it were, upon one hand at the table corner.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What does she want?” said Andy, buttering his toast.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading NOTHING could be less like a messenger of Fate than a mahogany sideboard with a plate-glass back.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet—— “Here’s Mrs. Simpson’s little girl for the third time since seven!” said Mrs. Jebb, coming hastily into the room, with ribbon-strings all aflutter about her, as usual.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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