Chapter 8 of The Head of Kay's is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Head of Kay's is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They had quite a gallery. Didn't they notice any of the eyes?" "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag. The detective chap was after him like a shot. He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
Chapter 8 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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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “"No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.”
a boy or man
From this reading “The detective chap was after him like a shot.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The detective chap was after him like a shot.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “"They had quite a gallery.”
inflected form of “nip” — squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading “"No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "They had quite a gallery.
later than; following
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Didn't they notice any of the eyes?"
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
a boy or man
From this reading The detective chap was after him like a shot.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The detective chap was after him like a shot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn't they notice any of the eyes?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Didn't they notice any of the eyes?"
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading "They had quite a gallery.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "They had quite a gallery.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The detective chap was after him like a shot.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The detective chap was after him like a shot.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
inflected form of “nip” — squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading Didn't they notice any of the eyes?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Didn't they notice any of the eyes?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "They had quite a gallery.
cut with a saw
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The detective chap was after him like a shot.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
caught or fixed
From this reading He followed him from the station, saw him get into a cab, got into another himself, and stuck to him hard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Didn't they notice any of the eyes?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They had quite a gallery.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The detective chap was after him like a shot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No. Then after a bit one of them nipped off to London with a big bag.
Chapter 8 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.
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