Chapter 9 of Fish preferred is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Fish preferred is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance. "Very good, your ladyship." "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?" The butler did not. He was not one of your fresh-air men.
Chapter 9 of Fish preferred is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “"Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “The butler did not.”
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading “"Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “"I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “"I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"”
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading “"I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “"I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “"I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading The butler did not.
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The butler did not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not one of your fresh-air men.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Very good, your ladyship."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not one of your fresh-air men.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading "Very good, your ladyship."
go away from a place
From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
the force of workers available
From this reading He was not one of your fresh-air men.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The butler did not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was not one of your fresh-air men.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Leave the door open, Beach," said Lady Constance.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very good, your ladyship."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not one of your fresh-air men.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think the smell of the wet earth and the flowers is so refreshing, don't you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Very good, your ladyship."
Chapter 9 of Fish preferred by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 9 holds 127 sentences of Fish preferred, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Fish preferred by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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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