Chapter 3 of Money for nothing is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Money for nothing is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby. No, sir, don't mean maybe. Yes, sir, that's my baby now. And, by the way, by the way...." "Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.
Chapter 3 of Money for nothing is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading “"Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.”
giving confidence
From this reading “"Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.”
make a strident sound
From this reading “"Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.”
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “"Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “"Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “"Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.”
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading “"Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “"Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.”
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In this reading “"Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.”
In this reading “"Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.”
In this reading “"Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.”
In this reading “"Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.”
introducing a different topic
In this reading “And, by the way, by the way...."”
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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 "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, by the way, by the way...."
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading "Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
giving confidence
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
make a strident sound
From this reading "Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And, by the way, by the way...."
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From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, sir, don't mean maybe.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
by chance
From this reading No, sir, don't mean maybe.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading No, sir, don't mean maybe.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
not any; not one
From this reading No, sir, don't mean maybe.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yes, sir, that's my baby now.
an insignificant place
From this reading "Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
resistant to change of position or condition
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And, by the way, by the way...."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir," Hugo Carmody was assuring a listening world as he turned the two-seater in at the entrance of the stable yard of Rudge Hall some thirty minutes later, "that's my baby.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Blast you!" said his cousin John, appearing from nowhere.
Chapter 3 of Money for nothing by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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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