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.
'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now. I saw no detectives. I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England. Or perhaps he relied on Mr Broster. Poor Reggie!'
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 123/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 611–615
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.”
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “I saw no detectives.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.”
absolutely essential
From this reading “I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England.”
inflected form of “rely” — have faith or confidence in
From this reading “Or perhaps he relied on Mr Broster.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or perhaps he relied on Mr Broster.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading 'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading I saw no detectives.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading 'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw no detectives.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England.
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.
absolutely essential
From this reading I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England.
not any; not one
From this reading I saw no detectives.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Or perhaps he relied on Mr Broster.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or perhaps he relied on Mr Broster.
by chance
From this reading Or perhaps he relied on Mr Broster.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Reggie!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Reggie!'
inflected form of “rely” — have faith or confidence in
From this reading Or perhaps he relied on Mr Broster.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw no detectives.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading 'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading I suppose he thinks they aren't necessary in England.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Well, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.
(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, Mr Ford seems to have changed all that now.
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.
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