Chapter 5 of A Prefect's Uncle is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Prefect's Uncle is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I don't,' said Gethryn. 'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain. You'll have to take me on trust.' 'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott. 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
Chapter 5 of A Prefect's Uncle is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.”
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading “'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “You'll have to take me on trust.'”
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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 'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.
(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 'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading 'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I don't,' said Gethryn.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading 'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading 'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I don't,' said Gethryn.
the act of departing
From this reading 'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You'll have to take me on trust.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I don't,' said Gethryn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You'll have to take me on trust.'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You'll have to take me on trust.'
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
precisely, exactly
From this reading 'Oh, as far as I am concerned, it's all right,' said Marriott.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading 'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I don't,' said Gethryn.
carry out
From this reading You'll have to take me on trust.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.
a special situation
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I know there's going to be a row, but I can't explain.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading You'll have to take me on trust.'
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I know you wouldn't be ass enough to do a thing like that without a jolly good reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll have to take me on trust.'
Chapter 5 of A Prefect's Uncle by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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