Chapter 25 of Piccadilly Jim is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Piccadilly Jim is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEARLY EVERYBODY HAPPY Mrs. Crocker turned to her husband. "Well, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice. "Well, Eugenia?" said Mr. Crocker. A strange light was shining in Mr. Crocker's mild eyes. He had seen a miracle happen that night.
Chapter 25 of Piccadilly Jim is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
From this reading “"Well, Eugenia?" said Mr. Crocker.”
every person
From this reading “NEARLY EVERYBODY HAPPY Mrs. Crocker turned to her husband.”
come to pass
From this reading “He had seen a miracle happen that night.”
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading “A strange light was shining in Mr. Crocker's mild eyes.”
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading “He had seen a miracle happen that night.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “A strange light was shining in Mr. Crocker's mild eyes.”
resembling steel as in hardness
From this reading “"Well, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice.”
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading “"Well, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice.”
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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, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice.
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From this reading "Well, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEARLY EVERYBODY HAPPY Mrs. Crocker turned to her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A strange light was shining in Mr. Crocker's mild eyes.
tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood
From this reading "Well, Eugenia?" said Mr. Crocker.
every person
From this reading NEARLY EVERYBODY HAPPY Mrs. Crocker turned to her husband.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A strange light was shining in Mr. Crocker's mild eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had seen a miracle happen that night.
come to pass
From this reading He had seen a miracle happen that night.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading NEARLY EVERYBODY HAPPY Mrs. Crocker turned to her husband.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen a miracle happen that night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NEARLY EVERYBODY HAPPY Mrs. Crocker turned to her husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading NEARLY EVERYBODY HAPPY Mrs. Crocker turned to her husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A strange light was shining in Mr. Crocker's mild eyes.
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading A strange light was shining in Mr. Crocker's mild eyes.
any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading He had seen a miracle happen that night.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Well, Eugenia?" said Mr. Crocker.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading NEARLY EVERYBODY HAPPY Mrs. Crocker turned to her husband.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading NEARLY EVERYBODY HAPPY Mrs. Crocker turned to her husband.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He had seen a miracle happen that night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had seen a miracle happen that night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading A strange light was shining in Mr. Crocker's mild eyes.
resembling steel as in hardness
From this reading "Well, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange light was shining in Mr. Crocker's mild eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had seen a miracle happen that night.
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading "Well, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEARLY EVERYBODY HAPPY Mrs. Crocker turned to her husband.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading NEARLY EVERYBODY HAPPY Mrs. Crocker turned to her husband.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Well, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A strange light was shining in Mr. Crocker's mild eyes.
(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, Bingley?" she said, a steely tinkle in her voice.
Chapter 25 of Piccadilly Jim by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 25 holds 114 sentences of Piccadilly Jim, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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