Chapter 3 of Not George Washington is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Not George Washington is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition. I have never won through to the goal I longed for, and now I never shall. Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian. That was my ambition. I have ceased to struggle now.
Chapter 3 of Not George Washington is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
From this reading “THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.”
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading “Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.”
third-person singular of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.”
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “I have never won through to the goal I longed for, and now I never shall.”
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading “THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
manifest or bring back
From this reading “THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.”
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.”
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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 Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.
(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 THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
a cherished desire
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.
a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading I have ceased to struggle now.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
third-person singular of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
at any time
From this reading Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading I have never won through to the goal I longed for, and now I never shall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never won through to the goal I longed for, and now I never shall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have never won through to the goal I longed for, and now I never shall.
the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading I have never won through to the goal I longed for, and now I never shall.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never won through to the goal I longed for, and now I never shall.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have never won through to the goal I longed for, and now I never shall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
on one occasion
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
manifest or bring back
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I have never won through to the goal I longed for, and now I never shall.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading I have ceased to struggle now.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I have never won through to the goal I longed for, and now I never shall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
the present time or age
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was my ambition.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE INVASION OF BOHEMIA It is curious to reflect that my marriage (which takes place today week) destroys once and for all my life’s ambition.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading I have never won through to the goal I longed for, and now I never shall.
past form of “yearn” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Ever since I can remember I have yearned to be known as a Bohemian.
Chapter 3 of Not George Washington by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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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