Chapter 1 of Something New is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Something New is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly? That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame. My real name is Marson--Ashe Marson. And yours?" "Valentine--Joan Valentine."
Chapter 1 of Something New is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 42/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 206–210
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United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
From this reading “My real name is Marson--Ashe Marson.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “My real name is Marson--Ashe Marson.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?”
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading “"Valentine--Joan Valentine."”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “And yours?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yours?"
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From this reading Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?
United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993)
From this reading My real name is Marson--Ashe Marson.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?
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From this reading Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?
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From this reading Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Valentine--Joan Valentine."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My real name is Marson--Ashe Marson.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?
and nothing more
From this reading That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading My real name is Marson--Ashe Marson.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.
a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day
From this reading "Valentine--Joan Valentine."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That is only the cloak under which I hide my shame.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Surely you don't think anyone's name could really be Felix Clovelly?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading And yours?"
Chapter 1 of Something New by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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 1 holds 335 sentences of Something New, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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