Chapter 16 of Indiscretions of Archie is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Indiscretions of Archie is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet. “You really are an angel, angel!” she murmured. “Like it?” said Archie complacently. “_Like_ it! Why, it’s gorgeous!
Chapter 16 of Indiscretions of Archie is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “accept” — consider or hold as true
From this reading “ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.”
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading ““You really are an angel, angel!” she murmured.”
a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
From this reading “ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.”
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading ““Like it?” said Archie complacently.”
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.”
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading “Why, it’s gorgeous!”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““You really are an angel, angel!” she murmured.”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.”
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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 ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
third-person singular of “accept” — consider or hold as true
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You really are an angel, angel!” she murmured.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “You really are an angel, angel!” she murmured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You really are an angel, angel!” she murmured.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading “Like it?” said Archie complacently.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading Why, it’s gorgeous!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Like it?” said Archie complacently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, it’s gorgeous!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Like it?” said Archie complacently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “You really are an angel, angel!” she murmured.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “You really are an angel, angel!” she murmured.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Like it?” said Archie complacently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You really are an angel, angel!” she murmured.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, it’s gorgeous!
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading ARCHIE ACCEPTS A SITUATION Lucille moved her wrist slowly round, the better to examine the new bracelet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You really are an angel, angel!” she murmured.
Chapter 16 of Indiscretions of Archie by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 16 holds 219 sentences of Indiscretions of Archie, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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