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.
Cynthia turned a page of her paper. 'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.' 'What do you mean?' 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us. Nothing doing.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 117/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 581–585
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
From this reading “'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'”
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading “'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'”
(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 turned a page of her paper.”
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading “'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Cynthia turned a page of her paper.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.”
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading “'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.”
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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 Cynthia turned a page of her paper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'
the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
From this reading 'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
From this reading 'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'
(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 turned a page of her paper.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'What do you mean?'
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Nothing doing.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading 'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cynthia turned a page of her paper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
and nothing more
From this reading 'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading 'What do you mean?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing doing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cynthia turned a page of her paper.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Cynthia turned a page of her paper.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Cynthia turned a page of her paper.
a human being
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
hard to endure
From this reading 'I've just been trying my hand at bribery and corruption.'
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Cynthia turned a page of her paper.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
past form of “vow” — make a vow; promise
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What do you mean?'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'What do you mean?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Oh, I promised and vowed many things in your name to that secretary person, the female one--not Mennick--if she would help us.
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.
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