Chapter 11 of Something New is here in full — 936 sentences across 188 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Something New is here in full — 936 sentences across 188 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon. All was peace. Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice. Baxter had washed his face. Lord Emsworth had returned to his garden fork.
Chapter 11 of Something New is here in full — 936 sentences across 188 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.”
past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading “Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.”
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “Lord Emsworth had returned to his garden fork.”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.”
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading “Baxter had washed his face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.
(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 All was peace.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Baxter had washed his face.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.
make calm or still
From this reading Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
past form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Emsworth had returned to his garden fork.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Baxter had washed his face.
cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading Lord Emsworth had returned to his garden fork.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Lord Emsworth had returned to his garden fork.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Baxter had washed his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Baxter had washed his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Emsworth had returned to his garden fork.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading All was peace.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Lord Emsworth had returned to his garden fork.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blandings Castle dozed in the calm of an English Sunday afternoon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
up to a particular time
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was peace.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Baxter had washed his face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Freddie was in bed, with orders from the doctor to stay there until further notice.
Chapter 11 of Something New by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 936 sentences, grouped into 188 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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