Chapter 14 of The Diary of a Nobody is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Diary of a Nobody is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Begin the year with an unexpected promotion at the office. I make two good jokes. I get an enormous rise in my salary. Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap. Have to speak to Sarah.
Chapter 14 of The Diary of a Nobody is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 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.
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “I make two good jokes.”
any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
From this reading “Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap.”
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading “Begin the year with an unexpected promotion at the office.”
something that remunerates
From this reading “I get an enormous rise in my salary.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “Have to speak to Sarah.”
third-person singular of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading “Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap.”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap.”
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading “Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Begin the year with an unexpected promotion at the office.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Begin the year with an unexpected promotion at the office.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Begin the year with an unexpected promotion at the office.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading I get an enormous rise in my salary.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I get an enormous rise in my salary.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I make two good jokes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have to speak to Sarah.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I make two good jokes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I get an enormous rise in my salary.
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading I make two good jokes.
any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
From this reading Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap.
engage in
From this reading I make two good jokes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I get an enormous rise in my salary.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Begin the year with an unexpected promotion at the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap.
a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution
From this reading Begin the year with an unexpected promotion at the office.
move upward
From this reading I get an enormous rise in my salary.
something that remunerates
From this reading I get an enormous rise in my salary.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Have to speak to Sarah.
express in speech
From this reading Have to speak to Sarah.
third-person singular of “speculate” — to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
From this reading Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap.
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap.
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading Lupin speculates successfully and starts a pony-trap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Begin the year with an unexpected promotion at the office.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have to speak to Sarah.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I make two good jokes.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading Begin the year with an unexpected promotion at the office.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Begin the year with an unexpected promotion at the office.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Begin the year with an unexpected promotion at the office.
Chapter 14 of The Diary of a Nobody by George Grossmith holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 14 holds 164 sentences of The Diary of a Nobody, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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