Chapter 1 of The Intrusion of Jimmy is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Intrusion of Jimmy is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He's got no relations. And he isn't married." Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling. "He's a good chap, Jimmy," said Raikes. "Yes," said Arthur Mifflin, "yes, Jimmy is a good chap.
Chapter 1 of The Intrusion of Jimmy is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 9/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 41–45
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “"Yes," said Arthur Mifflin, "yes, Jimmy is a good chap.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"He's a good chap, Jimmy," said Raikes.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “"He's a good chap, Jimmy," said Raikes.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “And he isn't married."”
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading “He's got no relations.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.”
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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's a good chap, Jimmy," said Raikes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he isn't married."
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "Yes," said Arthur Mifflin, "yes, Jimmy is a good chap.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.
a boy or man
From this reading "He's a good chap, Jimmy," said Raikes.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "He's a good chap, Jimmy," said Raikes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He's got no relations.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he isn't married."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's got no relations.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," said Arthur Mifflin, "yes, Jimmy is a good chap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And he isn't married."
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading "He's a good chap, Jimmy," said Raikes.
joined in matrimony
From this reading And he isn't married."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Arthur Mifflin, "yes, Jimmy is a good chap.
not any; not one
From this reading He's got no relations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's a good chap, Jimmy," said Raikes.
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading He's got no relations.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He's a good chap, Jimmy," said Raikes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.
which person or people
From this reading Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sutton, who had been married three times, spoke with some feeling.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Arthur Mifflin, "yes, Jimmy is a good chap.
Chapter 1 of The Intrusion of Jimmy by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 259 sentences, grouped into 52 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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