Chapter 4 of Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"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. We talked it over yesterday."
Chapter 4 of Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 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.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.”
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.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “We talked it over yesterday."”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “We talked it over yesterday."”
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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 Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.
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 "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
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.
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 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 "Don't forget the Derricks, Millie."
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.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We talked it over yesterday."
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 Mrs. Beale is going to give us a very nice dinner.
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.
above and across; more than
From this reading We talked it over yesterday."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
-ing form of “saw” — cut with a saw
From this reading "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading We talked it over yesterday."
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 "And the Derricks," said Ukridge, sawing at the bread in his energetic way.
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.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We talked it over yesterday."
the day immediately before today
From this reading We talked it over yesterday."
Chapter 4 of Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 4 holds 433 sentences of Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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