Chapter 14 of Piccadilly Jim is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Piccadilly Jim is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LORD WISBEACH Jimmy halted in his tracks. The apparition had startled him. He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms. "What's the matter?" he enquired. Ann pulled him towards a side-street.
Chapter 14 of Piccadilly Jim is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading “The apparition had startled him.”
confined by bonds
From this reading “He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “LORD WISBEACH Jimmy halted in his tracks.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “LORD WISBEACH Jimmy halted in his tracks.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Ann pulled him towards a side-street.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “The apparition had startled him.”
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “LORD WISBEACH Jimmy halted in his tracks.”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Ann pulled him towards a side-street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading The apparition had startled him.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
confined by bonds
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter?" he enquired.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The apparition had startled him.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading LORD WISBEACH Jimmy halted in his tracks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The apparition had startled him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LORD WISBEACH Jimmy halted in his tracks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LORD WISBEACH Jimmy halted in his tracks.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading LORD WISBEACH Jimmy halted in his tracks.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD WISBEACH Jimmy halted in his tracks.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter?" he enquired.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Ann pulled him towards a side-street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ann pulled him towards a side-street.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading The apparition had startled him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The apparition had startled him.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
in the direction of
From this reading Ann pulled him towards a side-street.
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading LORD WISBEACH Jimmy halted in his tracks.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading He had been thinking of Ann, but he had not expected her to bound out at him, waving her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter?" he enquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORD WISBEACH Jimmy halted in his tracks.
Chapter 14 of Piccadilly Jim by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 14 holds 155 sentences of Piccadilly Jim, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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