Chapter 8 of Mike is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Mike is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all. There were no impassioned addresses from the dais. He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself. Nor did he say that he should never have thought it of them. Prayers on the Saturday morning were marked by no unusual features.
Chapter 8 of Mike is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading “There were no impassioned addresses from the dais.”
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading “MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.”
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading “There were no impassioned addresses from the dais.”
presiding officer of a school
From this reading “MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.”
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading “There were no impassioned addresses from the dais.”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.”
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “Prayers on the Saturday morning were marked by no unusual features.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Prayers on the Saturday morning were marked by no unusual features.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
plural of “address” — (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
From this reading There were no impassioned addresses from the dais.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
lacking taste or flavor or tang
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Prayers on the Saturday morning were marked by no unusual features.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading There were no impassioned addresses from the dais.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Prayers on the Saturday morning were marked by no unusual features.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were no impassioned addresses from the dais.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nor did he say that he should never have thought it of them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
presiding officer of a school
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading There were no impassioned addresses from the dais.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Prayers on the Saturday morning were marked by no unusual features.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Prayers on the Saturday morning were marked by no unusual features.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Nor did he say that he should never have thought it of them.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no impassioned addresses from the dais.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did he say that he should never have thought it of them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Prayers on the Saturday morning were marked by no unusual features.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Prayers on the Saturday morning were marked by no unusual features.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Prayers on the Saturday morning were marked by no unusual features.
express in words
From this reading Nor did he say that he should never have thought it of them.
an educational institution
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Nor did he say that he should never have thought it of them.
express in words
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nor did he say that he should never have thought it of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no impassioned addresses from the dais.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nor did he say that he should never have thought it of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not tell the school that it ought to be ashamed of itself.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading Prayers on the Saturday morning were marked by no unusual features.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MIKE GETS HIS CHANCE The headmaster was quite bland and business-like about it all.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no impassioned addresses from the dais.
Chapter 8 of Mike by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 8 holds 415 sentences of Mike, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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