Chapter 16 of Piccadilly Jim is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Piccadilly Jim is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child. She was troubled about Ogden. The poor lamb was not at all himself to-day. A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
Chapter 16 of Piccadilly Jim is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading “A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.”
young sheep
From this reading “The poor lamb was not at all himself to-day.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.”
English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading “She was troubled about Ogden.”
plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading “PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.”
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading “A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.”
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading “A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.”
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading “PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.”
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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 bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was troubled about Ogden.
(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 poor lamb was not at all himself to-day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The poor lamb was not at all himself to-day.
next to; at the side of
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
a young person of either sex
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
rid of obstructions
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The poor lamb was not at all himself to-day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
young sheep
From this reading The poor lamb was not at all himself to-day.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
the act of departing
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
the middle of the day
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The poor lamb was not at all himself to-day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading She was troubled about Ogden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor lamb was not at all himself to-day.
plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was troubled about Ogden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
be seated
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PETT TAKES PRECAUTIONS Mrs. Pett, on leaving the luncheon-table, had returned to the drawing-room to sit beside the sick-settee of her stricken child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor lamb was not at all himself to-day.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading She was troubled about Ogden.
still full
From this reading A bowl of clear soup, the midday meal prescribed by Doctor Briginshaw, lay untasted at his side.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was troubled about Ogden.
Chapter 16 of Piccadilly Jim by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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