Chapter 3 of A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously. "'Also,'" confessed Dick with reluctance. "Signed?" "Rather!" A third pause.
Chapter 3 of A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.”
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading “"Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.”
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “"'Also,'" confessed Dick with reluctance.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"'Also,'" confessed Dick with reluctance.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “A third pause.”
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading “"'Also,'" confessed Dick with reluctance.”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “"Signed?"”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.
in addition
From this reading "Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading "Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "'Also,'" confessed Dick with reluctance.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "'Also,'" confessed Dick with reluctance.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading A third pause.
on the contrary
From this reading "Rather!"
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading "'Also,'" confessed Dick with reluctance.
having a handwritten signature
From this reading "Signed?"
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading A third pause.
male cat
From this reading "Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Also,'" confessed Dick with reluctance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you mean 'also' or 'a brace'?" inquired Tom anxiously.
Chapter 3 of A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 461 sentences, grouped into 93 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 3 holds 461 sentences of A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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