Chapter 5 of Sam in the Suburbs is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Sam in the Suburbs is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And Mr. Wrenn’s niece? A charming girl, I thought.” “I scarcely know her,” said Mr. Cornelius indifferently. “Young women do not interest me.” The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.
Chapter 5 of Sam in the Suburbs is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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object formed by a mold
From this reading “The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “A charming girl, I thought.””
with indifference; in an indifferent manner
From this reading ““I scarcely know her,” said Mr. Cornelius indifferently.”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading ““And Mr. Wrenn’s niece?”
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading “The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.”
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading “The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a young female
In this reading ““Young women do not interest me.””
In this reading “A charming girl, I thought.””
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 A charming girl, I thought.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And Mr. Wrenn’s niece?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.
object formed by a mold
From this reading The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading A charming girl, I thought.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I scarcely know her,” said Mr. Cornelius indifferently.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Young women do not interest me.”
a young female
From this reading A charming girl, I thought.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I scarcely know her,” said Mr. Cornelius indifferently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A charming girl, I thought.”
with indifference; in an indifferent manner
From this reading “I scarcely know her,” said Mr. Cornelius indifferently.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “Young women do not interest me.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I scarcely know her,” said Mr. Cornelius indifferently.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Young women do not interest me.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “And Mr. Wrenn’s niece?
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “And Mr. Wrenn’s niece?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Young women do not interest me.”
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I scarcely know her,” said Mr. Cornelius indifferently.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.
only a very short time before
From this reading “I scarcely know her,” said Mr. Cornelius indifferently.
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
From this reading The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A charming girl, I thought.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The proverb about casting pearls before swine occurred to Sam.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Young women do not interest me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Mr. Wrenn’s niece?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Young women do not interest me.”
Chapter 5 of Sam in the Suburbs by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 399 sentences of Sam in the Suburbs, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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