Chapter 12 of A Damsel in Distress is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Damsel in Distress is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Albert was in a hurry. He skimmed over the carpet like a water-beetle. "Quick!" he said. He cast a glance at the maid, George's co-worker. She was reading a novelette with her back turned.
Chapter 12 of A Damsel in Distress is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Albert was in a hurry.”
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “He skimmed over the carpet like a water-beetle.”
an associate that one works with
From this reading “He cast a glance at the maid, George's co-worker.”
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “He cast a glance at the maid, George's co-worker.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Albert was in a hurry.”
a female domestic
From this reading “He cast a glance at the maid, George's co-worker.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “She was reading a novelette with her back turned.”
used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
From this reading “He skimmed over the carpet like a water-beetle.”
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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 Albert was in a hurry.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Albert was in a hurry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He cast a glance at the maid, George's co-worker.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She was reading a novelette with her back turned.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading He skimmed over the carpet like a water-beetle.
put or send forth
From this reading He cast a glance at the maid, George's co-worker.
an associate that one works with
From this reading He cast a glance at the maid, George's co-worker.
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading He cast a glance at the maid, George's co-worker.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He cast a glance at the maid, George's co-worker.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He skimmed over the carpet like a water-beetle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was reading a novelette with her back turned.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Albert was in a hurry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Albert was in a hurry.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He skimmed over the carpet like a water-beetle.
a female domestic
From this reading He cast a glance at the maid, George's co-worker.
a short novel
From this reading She was reading a novelette with her back turned.
above and across; more than
From this reading He skimmed over the carpet like a water-beetle.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Quick!" he said.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She was reading a novelette with her back turned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Quick!" he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was reading a novelette with her back turned.
used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
From this reading He skimmed over the carpet like a water-beetle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He skimmed over the carpet like a water-beetle.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She was reading a novelette with her back turned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Albert was in a hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He skimmed over the carpet like a water-beetle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was reading a novelette with her back turned.
Chapter 12 of A Damsel in Distress by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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 12 holds 176 sentences of A Damsel in Distress, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of A Damsel in Distress by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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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