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Chapter 9 of The Intrusion of Jimmy is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called. "Thought I should find you in," observed his lordship. "Well, laddie, how goes it? Having breakfast? Eggs and bacon!
Chapter 9 of The Intrusion of Jimmy is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “Eggs and bacon!”
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading “AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.”
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading “AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.”
the style in which hair has been cut
From this reading “AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.”
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “"Thought I should find you in," observed his lordship.”
a midday meal
From this reading “AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.”
an established line of travel or access
From this reading “AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.”
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading “AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.”
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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 AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading Eggs and bacon!
eat an early morning meal
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
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From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading Eggs and bacon!
half the width of an em
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Thought I should find you in," observed his lordship.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "Well, laddie, how goes it?
the style in which hair has been cut
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, laddie, how goes it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Thought I should find you in," observed his lordship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Thought I should find you in," observed his lordship.
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, laddie, how goes it?
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading "Well, laddie, how goes it?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading "Thought I should find you in," observed his lordship.
a midday meal
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "Thought I should find you in," observed his lordship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
an established line of travel or access
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Thought I should find you in," observed his lordship.
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Thought I should find you in," observed his lordship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
(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 "Well, laddie, how goes it?
at the time that
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT THE TURN OF THE ROAD Next morning, when Jimmy, having sent Spike off to the tailor's, with instructions to get a haircut en route, was dealing with a combination of breakfast and luncheon at his flat, Lord Dreever called.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thought I should find you in," observed his lordship.
Chapter 9 of The Intrusion of Jimmy by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 360 sentences, grouped into 72 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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