Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again. Presently the bedroom door opened. Mrs Ford came in. She touched her eyes with a handkerchief as she entered. Cynthia looked up.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 115/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 571–575
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Presently the bedroom door opened.”
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading “Cynthia looked up.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “Mrs Ford came in.”
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “She touched her eyes with a handkerchief as she entered.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.”
in the near future
From this reading “Presently the bedroom door opened.”
having come into contact
From this reading “She touched her eyes with a handkerchief as she entered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She touched her eyes with a handkerchief as she entered.
anew
From this reading She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She touched her eyes with a handkerchief as she entered.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Presently the bedroom door opened.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs Ford came in.
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading Cynthia looked up.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Presently the bedroom door opened.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She touched her eyes with a handkerchief as she entered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She touched her eyes with a handkerchief as she entered.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Mrs Ford came in.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading She touched her eyes with a handkerchief as she entered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs Ford came in.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Cynthia looked up.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Ford came in.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Presently the bedroom door opened.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.
in the near future
From this reading Presently the bedroom door opened.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Presently the bedroom door opened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sat down and began to read her illustrated paper again.
having come into contact
From this reading She touched her eyes with a handkerchief as she entered.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cynthia looked up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She touched her eyes with a handkerchief as she entered.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 768 sentences, grouped into 154 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 1 holds 768 sentences of The Little Nugget, unabridged, divided into 154 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Little Nugget by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 768 sentences, grouped into 154 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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