Chapter 6 of A Gentleman of Leisure is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Gentleman of Leisure is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent. “And there’s just one thing more, Spike. I know you’ll excuse me mentioning it. When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things. Would it be too much to ask you to forget your professional instincts?
Chapter 6 of A Gentleman of Leisure is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading ““Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.”
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading ““Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.”
English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
From this reading ““Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.”
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading ““Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.”
a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading ““Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.”
plural of “instinct” — inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading “Would it be too much to ask you to forget your professional instincts?”
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “I know you’ll excuse me mentioning it.”
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading ““And there’s just one thing more, Spike.”
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.
In this reading “When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.”
In this reading “When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.”
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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 When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And there’s just one thing more, Spike.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Would it be too much to ask you to forget your professional instincts?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would it be too much to ask you to forget your professional instincts?
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency (1778-1840)
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
accept an excuse for
From this reading I know you’ll excuse me mentioning it.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Would it be too much to ask you to forget your professional instincts?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know you’ll excuse me mentioning it.
plural of “instinct” — inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Would it be too much to ask you to forget your professional instincts?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know you’ll excuse me mentioning it.
and nothing more
From this reading “And there’s just one thing more, Spike.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know you’ll excuse me mentioning it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know you’ll excuse me mentioning it.
-ing form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading I know you’ll excuse me mentioning it.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “And there’s just one thing more, Spike.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Would it be too much to ask you to forget your professional instincts?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And there’s just one thing more, Spike.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading Would it be too much to ask you to forget your professional instincts?
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading “And there’s just one thing more, Spike.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And there’s just one thing more, Spike.
a special situation
From this reading “And there’s just one thing more, Spike.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Would it be too much to ask you to forget your professional instincts?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
at the time that
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Dey’s to de bad,” said the baffled disciple of Beau Brummell, with deep discontent.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it be too much to ask you to forget your professional instincts?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know you’ll excuse me mentioning it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would it be too much to ask you to forget your professional instincts?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading When we’re at Dreever Castle you will find yourself within reach of a good deal of silver and other things.
Chapter 6 of A Gentleman of Leisure by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 409 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.
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