Chapter 8 of The Gold Bat is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Gold Bat is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He told me a good deal," said Trevor. "It's one of the beastliest things I ever heard. They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven. My word, that man wants killing." "That'll keep," said Clowes, nodding.
Chapter 8 of The Gold Bat is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “"He told me a good deal," said Trevor.”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “My word, that man wants killing."”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “"That'll keep," said Clowes, nodding.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “My word, that man wants killing."”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.”
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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 "He told me a good deal," said Trevor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's one of the beastliest things I ever heard.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That'll keep," said Clowes, nodding.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "He told me a good deal," said Trevor.
divisible by two
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
at any time
From this reading "It's one of the beastliest things I ever heard.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "He told me a good deal," said Trevor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He told me a good deal," said Trevor.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "It's one of the beastliest things I ever heard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's one of the beastliest things I ever heard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's one of the beastliest things I ever heard.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "That'll keep," said Clowes, nodding.
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading My word, that man wants killing."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading My word, that man wants killing."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He told me a good deal," said Trevor.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My word, that man wants killing."
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading "That'll keep," said Clowes, nodding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's one of the beastliest things I ever heard.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It's one of the beastliest things I ever heard.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He told me a good deal," said Trevor.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My word, that man wants killing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That'll keep," said Clowes, nodding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's one of the beastliest things I ever heard.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "It's one of the beastliest things I ever heard.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "He told me a good deal," said Trevor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He told me a good deal," said Trevor.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading My word, that man wants killing."
(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 They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading My word, that man wants killing."
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading They neither of them come particularly well out of the business, but Rand-Brown comes worse out of it even than Ruthven.
Chapter 8 of The Gold Bat by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 8 holds 437 sentences of The Gold Bat, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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