Chapter 6 of Love Among the Chickens is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Love Among the Chickens is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge. "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way. "Don't forget the Derricks, Millie." "No, dear. Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.
Chapter 6 of Love Among the Chickens is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “"And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.”
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading “A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.”
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading “"And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “"Don't forget the Derricks, Millie."”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.”
-ing form of “saw” — cut with a saw
From this reading “"And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.
dearly loved
From this reading "No, dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't forget the Derricks, Millie."
king of Northumbria who was converted to Christianity (585-633)
From this reading A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.
possessing or exerting or displaying energy
From this reading "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Don't forget the Derricks, Millie."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.
the act of departing
From this reading Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't forget the Derricks, Millie."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, dear.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.
-ing form of “saw” — cut with a saw
From this reading "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LITTLE DINNER AT UKRIDGE'S "Edwin comes to-day," said Mrs. Ukridge.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
Chapter 6 of Love Among the Chickens by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 6 holds 206 sentences of Love Among the Chickens, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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