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.
I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.' Mrs Ford shrugged her shoulders impatiently. 'Oh, let her go. I'm sick of amateurs.' 'Thank you, dear,' said Cynthia.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 118/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 586–590
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plural of “amateur” — someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading “I'm sick of amateurs.'”
(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 “'Thank you, dear,' said Cynthia.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “Mrs Ford shrugged her shoulders impatiently.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “Mrs Ford shrugged her shoulders impatiently.”
English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading “I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Mrs Ford shrugged her shoulders impatiently.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I'm sick of amateurs.'”
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'”
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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 I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
plural of “amateur” — someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading I'm sick of amateurs.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
(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 'Thank you, dear,' said Cynthia.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
dearly loved
From this reading 'Thank you, dear,' said Cynthia.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Mrs Ford shrugged her shoulders impatiently.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'Oh, let her go.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
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From this reading I'm sick of amateurs.'
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Mrs Ford shrugged her shoulders impatiently.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Ford shrugged her shoulders impatiently.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm sick of amateurs.'
English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, let her go.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Thank you, dear,' said Cynthia.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Mrs Ford shrugged her shoulders impatiently.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Mrs Ford shrugged her shoulders impatiently.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I'm sick of amateurs.'
in the near future
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading 'Thank you, dear,' said Cynthia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading I told her to let us have Ogden as soon as possible, C.O.D., and she withered me with a glance and went.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Thank you, dear,' said Cynthia.
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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