Chapter 3 of Death at the Excelsior, and other stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Death at the Excelsior, and other stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She spoke tremulously. "Don't--don't move. I'm pointing a pistol at you." The man did not move. "Foolish child!" he said, indulgently.
Chapter 3 of Death at the Excelsior, and other stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “"Foolish child!" he said, indulgently.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “"Foolish child!" he said, indulgently.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The man did not move.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “"Don't--don't move.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “I'm pointing a pistol at you."”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “I'm pointing a pistol at you."”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “She spoke tremulously.”
in a tremulous manner
From this reading “She spoke tremulously.”
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 I'm pointing a pistol at you."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'm pointing a pistol at you."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Foolish child!" he said, indulgently.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The man did not move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't--don't move.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "Foolish child!" he said, indulgently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Foolish child!" he said, indulgently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm pointing a pistol at you."
in an indulgent manner
From this reading "Foolish child!" he said, indulgently.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man did not move.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Don't--don't move.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man did not move.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading I'm pointing a pistol at you."
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading I'm pointing a pistol at you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Foolish child!" he said, indulgently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke tremulously.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She spoke tremulously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man did not move.
in a tremulous manner
From this reading She spoke tremulously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm pointing a pistol at you."
Chapter 3 of Death at the Excelsior, and other stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of Death at the Excelsior, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Death at the Excelsior, and other stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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