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Chapter 11 of Love Among the Chickens is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake. "Clumsy man," said Phyllis. "I hope he was ashamed of himself. I shall never forgive him for trying to drown papa." My heart bled for Mr. Henry Hawk, that modern martyr.
Chapter 11 of Love Among the Chickens is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading “My heart bled for Mr. Henry Hawk, that modern martyr.”
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading “TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.”
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading “TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.”
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
From this reading “TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.”
-ing form of “dissect” — cut open or cut apart
From this reading “TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.”
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “My heart bled for Mr. Henry Hawk, that modern martyr.”
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.”
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading “TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.”
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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 TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading "I hope he was ashamed of himself.
inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading My heart bled for Mr. Henry Hawk, that modern martyr.
someone who drives or rides in a boat
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
lacking grace in movement or posture
From this reading "Clumsy man," said Phyllis.
nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
-ing form of “dissect” — cut open or cut apart
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading I shall never forgive him for trying to drown papa."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I shall never forgive him for trying to drown papa."
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading I shall never forgive him for trying to drown papa."
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
From this reading My heart bled for Mr. Henry Hawk, that modern martyr.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I hope he was ashamed of himself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart bled for Mr. Henry Hawk, that modern martyr.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading My heart bled for Mr. Henry Hawk, that modern martyr.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shall never forgive him for trying to drown papa."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I hope he was ashamed of himself.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope he was ashamed of himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope he was ashamed of himself.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Clumsy man," said Phyllis.
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading My heart bled for Mr. Henry Hawk, that modern martyr.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading My heart bled for Mr. Henry Hawk, that modern martyr.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart bled for Mr. Henry Hawk, that modern martyr.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I shall never forgive him for trying to drown papa."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I hope he was ashamed of himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading I shall never forgive him for trying to drown papa."
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From this reading "Clumsy man," said Phyllis.
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never forgive him for trying to drown papa."
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My heart bled for Mr. Henry Hawk, that modern martyr.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEA AND TENNIS "Met the professor's late boatman on the Cob," said Mr. Chase, dissecting a chocolate cake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall never forgive him for trying to drown papa."
hard to endure
From this reading I shall never forgive him for trying to drown papa."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I hope he was ashamed of himself.
Chapter 11 of Love Among the Chickens by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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