Chapter 3 of Over the Plum Pudding is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Over the Plum Pudding is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, do I?" ejaculated Dawson. "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll." "I beg your pardon!" the valet returned. "A cup of coffee and a roll!" roared Dawson. "Don't you know what a cup of coffee and a roll is or are?
Chapter 3 of Over the Plum Pudding is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “"Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"I beg your pardon!" the valet returned.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “"Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “"Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."”
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “"Oh, do I?" ejaculated Dawson.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “"A cup of coffee and a roll!" roared Dawson.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “"Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."”
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading “"I beg your pardon!" the valet returned.”
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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 "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Don't you know what a cup of coffee and a roll is or are?
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg your pardon!" the valet returned.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading "Oh, do I?" ejaculated Dawson.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, do I?" ejaculated Dawson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you know what a cup of coffee and a roll is or are?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, do I?" ejaculated Dawson.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, do I?" ejaculated Dawson.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Don't you know what a cup of coffee and a roll is or are?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, do I?" ejaculated Dawson.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Don't you know what a cup of coffee and a roll is or are?
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg your pardon!" the valet returned.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I beg your pardon!" the valet returned.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "A cup of coffee and a roll!" roared Dawson.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I beg your pardon!" the valet returned.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading "I beg your pardon!" the valet returned.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, if you know what I want better than I do, bring me what you think I want, and add to it a cup of coffee and a roll."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon!" the valet returned.
Chapter 3 of Over the Plum Pudding by John Kendrick Bangs holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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 3 holds 459 sentences of Over the Plum Pudding, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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