Chapter 5 of Tales of St. Austin's is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Tales of St. Austin's is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ten minutes later he returned, beaming. 'Well,' said Welch, 'what's he given you?' 'Only his love, to give to you. It was this way. He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
Chapter 5 of Tales of St. Austin's is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading “He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.”
cheerful and bright
From this reading “Ten minutes later he returned, beaming.”
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading “He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Ten minutes later he returned, beaming.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “Ten minutes later he returned, beaming.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Ten minutes later he returned, beaming.”
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
From this reading “'Well,' said Welch, 'what's he given you?'”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
cheerful and bright
From this reading Ten minutes later he returned, beaming.
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading 'Only his love, to give to you.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading 'Well,' said Welch, 'what's he given you?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ten minutes later he returned, beaming.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Only his love, to give to you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this way.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Ten minutes later he returned, beaming.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading 'Only his love, to give to you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Ten minutes later he returned, beaming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
and nothing more
From this reading 'Only his love, to give to you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Ten minutes later he returned, beaming.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Well,' said Welch, 'what's he given you?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten minutes later he returned, beaming.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Only his love, to give to you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He first asked me if I wasn't perfectly aware that Stapleton was out of bounds.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was this way.
cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt
From this reading 'Well,' said Welch, 'what's he given you?'
(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,' said Welch, 'what's he given you?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well,' said Welch, 'what's he given you?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Well,' said Welch, 'what's he given you?'
Chapter 5 of Tales of St. Austin's by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of Tales of St. Austin's, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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