Chapter 23 of Not George Washington is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Not George Washington is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer. I do not understand it at all. It makes me sleepy to think about it. A month ago I hated Eva. Tomorrow I marry her by special licence.
Chapter 23 of Not George Washington is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “A month ago I hated Eva.”
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
From this reading “Tomorrow I marry her by special licence.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “A month ago I hated Eva.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer.”
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading “THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “It makes me sleepy to think about it.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “Tomorrow I marry her by special licence.”
the day after today
From this reading “Tomorrow I marry her by special licence.”
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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 A month ago I hated Eva.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It makes me sleepy to think about it.
in the past
From this reading A month ago I hated Eva.
(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 TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I do not understand it at all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tomorrow I marry her by special licence.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not understand it at all.
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From this reading A month ago I hated Eva.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading A month ago I hated Eva.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tomorrow I marry her by special licence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not understand it at all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer.
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
From this reading Tomorrow I marry her by special licence.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes me sleepy to think about it.
take in marriage
From this reading Tomorrow I marry her by special licence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It makes me sleepy to think about it.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A month ago I hated Eva.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not understand it at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer.
tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion
From this reading THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading It makes me sleepy to think about it.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Tomorrow I marry her by special licence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It makes me sleepy to think about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It makes me sleepy to think about it.
the day after today
From this reading Tomorrow I marry her by special licence.
any abnormal position of the organs of the body
From this reading THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I do not understand it at all.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE TRANSPOSITION OF SENTIMENT It is all very, very queer.
Chapter 23 of Not George Washington by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 23 holds 160 sentences of Not George Washington, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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