Chapter 4 of A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I beg your pardon, sir. I was endeavouring to find you." "What's the matter?" "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes." "What!
Chapter 4 of A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"I beg your pardon, sir.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “"I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “"I beg your pardon, sir.”
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading “"I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."”
a particular situation
From this reading “"I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “"I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."”
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.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was endeavouring to find you."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I was endeavouring to find you."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir.
the property of being smooth and shiny
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
a particular situation
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
term of address for a man
From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
express in words
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was endeavouring to find you."
close enough to be walked to
From this reading "I felt that I should tell you, sir, that somebody has been putting black polish on our brown walking shoes."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was endeavouring to find you."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was endeavouring to find you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon, sir.
Chapter 4 of A Wodehouse Miscellany: Articles & Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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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