Chapter 6 of Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, Tom," said Phyllis. And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice. "I've been bathing," said Mr. Chase. "Oh," I replied. "And I wish," I added, "that you'd drowned yourself."
Chapter 6 of Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading “And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.”
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading “"I've been bathing," said Mr. Chase.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “"I've been bathing," said Mr. Chase.”
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “"And I wish," I added, "that you'd drowned yourself."”
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.”
male cat
From this reading “"Well, Tom," said Phyllis.”
a just detectable amount
From this reading “And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"And I wish," I added, "that you'd drowned yourself."”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "And I wish," I added, "that you'd drowned yourself."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading "I've been bathing," said Mr. Chase.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been bathing," said Mr. Chase.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading "I've been bathing," said Mr. Chase.
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading "And I wish," I added, "that you'd drowned yourself."
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
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From this reading "I've been bathing," said Mr. Chase.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
and nothing more
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I've been bathing," said Mr. Chase.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh," I replied.
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From this reading "Well, Tom," said Phyllis.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh," I replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, Tom," said Phyllis.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And I wish," I added, "that you'd drowned yourself."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
male cat
From this reading "Well, Tom," said Phyllis.
a just detectable amount
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there was, I thought, just the faintest trace of annoyance in her voice.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Tom," said Phyllis.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "And I wish," I added, "that you'd drowned yourself."
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From this reading "And I wish," I added, "that you'd drowned yourself."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "And I wish," I added, "that you'd drowned yourself."
Chapter 6 of Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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