Chapter 4 of The Head of Kay's is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Head of Kay's is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But what's wrong with Fenn?" "My dear chap! Remember last term. Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it? And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
Chapter 4 of The Head of Kay's is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 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.
a boy or man
From this reading “"My dear chap!”
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?”
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
From this reading “And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?”
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading “Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?”
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?”
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “Remember last term.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?”
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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 Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what's wrong with Fenn?"
a boy or man
From this reading "My dear chap!
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear chap!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But what's wrong with Fenn?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
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From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
immediately past
From this reading Remember last term.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear chap!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember last term.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
past form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading Didn't Fenn have a regular scrap with Kay, and get shoved into extra for it?
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Remember last term.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But what's wrong with Fenn?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But what's wrong with Fenn?"
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading And didn't he wreck the concert in the most sportsmanlike way with that encore of his?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "But what's wrong with Fenn?"
Chapter 4 of The Head of Kay's by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 396 sentences of The Head of Kay's, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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