Chapter 1 of Not George Washington is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Not George Washington is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Those August days! Have there been any like them before? I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden. The island was crammed with trippers. They streamed in by every boat.
Chapter 1 of Not George Washington is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Those August days!”
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading “The island was crammed with trippers.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.”
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading “I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.”
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading “They streamed in by every boat.”
plural of “tripper” — (slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations
From this reading “The island was crammed with trippers.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Have there been any like them before?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Those August days!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Have there been any like them before?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Have there been any like them before?
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading They streamed in by every boat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They streamed in by every boat.
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading The island was crammed with trippers.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Those August days!
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They streamed in by every boat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
yet to be or coming
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have there been any like them before?
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The island was crammed with trippers.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Have there been any like them before?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
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From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading They streamed in by every boat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Have there been any like them before?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Have there been any like them before?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They streamed in by every boat.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those August days!
plural of “tripper” — (slang) someone who has taken a psychedelic drug and is undergoing hallucinations
From this reading The island was crammed with trippers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The island was crammed with trippers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I realise with difficulty that the future holds in store for me others as golden.
Chapter 1 of Not George Washington by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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 1 holds 117 sentences of Not George Washington, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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