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Chapter 2 of The Intrusion of Jimmy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed? I thought you were asleep." He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap. As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was. With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
Chapter 2 of The Intrusion of Jimmy is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading “As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.”
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading “With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?”
a member of a police force
From this reading “MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?”
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading “With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.”
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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 placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
in a state of sleep
From this reading I thought you were asleep."
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
a young person of either sex
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you were asleep."
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
a member of a police force
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
in or at that place or location
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you were asleep."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He placed a huge arm around her, and drew her to his lap.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she sat there, his great bulk made her seem smaller than she really was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought you were asleep."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading With her hair down and her little red slippers dangling half a yard from the floor, she seemed a child.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MOLLY "Why, Molly," said the policeman, "what are you doing out of bed?
Chapter 2 of The Intrusion of Jimmy by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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