Chapter 19 of Love Among the Chickens is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Love Among the Chickens is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?" "Wish I was, sir," said the Hired Man. "Then what on earth do you mean? Gone? Where have they gone to?"
Chapter 19 of Love Among the Chickens is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “"Then what on earth do you mean?”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Gone?”
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading “"Wish I was, sir," said the Hired Man.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"Then what on earth do you mean?”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"Wish I was, sir," said the Hired Man.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"
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From this reading THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"
make calm or still
From this reading THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Then what on earth do you mean?
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Then what on earth do you mean?
destroyed or killed
From this reading Gone?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where have they gone to?"
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading "Wish I was, sir," said the Hired Man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Wish I was, sir," said the Hired Man.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Then what on earth do you mean?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Then what on earth do you mean?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Wish I was, sir," said the Hired Man.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then what on earth do you mean?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where have they gone to?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where have they gone to?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wish I was, sir," said the Hired Man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Then what on earth do you mean?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where have they gone to?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Wish I was, sir," said the Hired Man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM "Beale," I said, "are you drunk?"
Chapter 19 of Love Among the Chickens by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 19 holds 154 sentences of Love Among the Chickens, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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