Chapter 6 of Tales of St. Austin's is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Tales of St. Austin's is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I wanted to get to Stapleton.' 'Oh. That's simple enough. You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go. But, look here, you know, you shouldn't be out alone like this.
Chapter 6 of Tales of St. Austin's is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “But, look here, you know, you shouldn't be out alone like this.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “That's simple enough.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.”
and nothing more
From this reading “You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “That's simple enough.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “'I wanted to get to Stapleton.'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Having no one else present.
From this reading But, look here, you know, you shouldn't be out alone like this.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, look here, you know, you shouldn't be out alone like this.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, look here, you know, you shouldn't be out alone like this.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That's simple enough.
at any time
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'I wanted to get to Stapleton.'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But, look here, you know, you shouldn't be out alone like this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I wanted to get to Stapleton.'
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But, look here, you know, you shouldn't be out alone like this.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But, look here, you know, you shouldn't be out alone like this.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But, look here, you know, you shouldn't be out alone like this.
and nothing more
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But, look here, you know, you shouldn't be out alone like this.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, look here, you know, you shouldn't be out alone like this.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading That's simple enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I wanted to get to Stapleton.'
successive (without a break)
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's simple enough.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I wanted to get to Stapleton.'
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading 'I wanted to get to Stapleton.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've merely got to go straight on down this road, as straight as ever you can go.
Chapter 6 of Tales of St. Austin's by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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 6 holds 441 sentences of Tales of St. Austin's, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Tales of St. Austin's by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 441 sentences, grouped into 89 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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