Chapter 12 of The Girl on the Boat is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Girl on the Boat is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LURID PAST OF JNO. PETERS “That’s right!” said Sir Mallaby Marlowe. “Work while you’re young, Sam, work while you’re young.” He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval. “What’s the book to-day?”
Chapter 12 of The Girl on the Boat is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 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 or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.”
the formal act of approving
From this reading “He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.”
horrible in fierceness or savagery
From this reading “THE LURID PAST OF JNO.”
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading “PETERS “That’s right!” said Sir Mallaby Marlowe.”
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “PETERS “That’s right!” said Sir Mallaby Marlowe.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading ““Work while you’re young, Sam, work while you’re young.””
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.
the formal act of approving
From this reading He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “What’s the book to-day?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LURID PAST OF JNO.
horrible in fierceness or savagery
From this reading THE LURID PAST OF JNO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETERS “That’s right!” said Sir Mallaby Marlowe.
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading PETERS “That’s right!” said Sir Mallaby Marlowe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LURID PAST OF JNO.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading THE LURID PAST OF JNO.
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading PETERS “That’s right!” said Sir Mallaby Marlowe.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.
precisely, exactly
From this reading PETERS “That’s right!” said Sir Mallaby Marlowe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading PETERS “That’s right!” said Sir Mallaby Marlowe.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Work while you’re young, Sam, work while you’re young.”
term of address for a man
From this reading PETERS “That’s right!” said Sir Mallaby Marlowe.
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETERS “That’s right!” said Sir Mallaby Marlowe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LURID PAST OF JNO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the book to-day?”
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From this reading “What’s the book to-day?”
during the time that
From this reading “Work while you’re young, Sam, work while you’re young.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading He regarded his son’s bent head with affectionate approval.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Work while you’re young, Sam, work while you’re young.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Work while you’re young, Sam, work while you’re young.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Work while you’re young, Sam, work while you’re young.”
Chapter 12 of The Girl on the Boat by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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 267 sentences of The Girl on the Boat, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Girl on the Boat by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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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