Chapter 12 of The Adventures of Sally is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Adventures of Sally is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England. January 21st. Dear Ginger,--I'm feeling better. As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't. I suppose one ought to be able to get over anything in three months.
Chapter 12 of The Adventures of Sally is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England.”
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading “Dear Ginger,--I'm feeling better.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “January 21st.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.”
members of a governing board
From this reading “Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.”
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From this reading January 21st.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I suppose one ought to be able to get over anything in three months.
any thing at all
From this reading I suppose one ought to be able to get over anything in three months.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Dear Ginger,--I'm feeling better.
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From this reading Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Ginger,--I'm feeling better.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England.
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From this reading Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Dear Ginger,--I'm feeling better.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I suppose one ought to be able to get over anything in three months.
perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
From this reading Dear Ginger,--I'm feeling better.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
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From this reading Dear Ginger,--I'm feeling better.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I suppose one ought to be able to get over anything in three months.
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From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading January 21st.
immediately past
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
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From this reading Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
not any; not one
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I suppose one ought to be able to get over anything in three months.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I suppose one ought to be able to get over anything in three months.
above and across; more than
From this reading I suppose one ought to be able to get over anything in three months.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
members of a governing board
From this reading Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England.
express in words
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose one ought to be able to get over anything in three months.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Laurette et Cie, Regent Street, London, W., England.
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From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading As it's three months since I last wrote to you, no doubt you will say to yourself that I would be a poor, weak-minded creature if I wasn't.
Chapter 12 of The Adventures of Sally by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 12 holds 208 sentences of The Adventures of Sally, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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