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 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What are you hinting?' 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful. It was not my want of experience that made me fail. It was my sex. This is man's work.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 126/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 626–630
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “amateur” — someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading “'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.”
look down on with disdain
From this reading “'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “It was not my want of experience that made me fail.”
-ing form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading “What are you hinting?'”
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.”
plural of “professional” — a person engaged in one of the learned professions
From this reading “'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.”
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading “It was my sex.”
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading “'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.”
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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 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
(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 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
plural of “amateur” — someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you hinting?'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
look down on with disdain
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading It was not my want of experience that made me fail.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading It was not my want of experience that made me fail.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
-ing form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading What are you hinting?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is man's work.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was not my want of experience that made me fail.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading This is man's work.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not my want of experience that made me fail.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was not my want of experience that made me fail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
plural of “professional” — a person engaged in one of the learned professions
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading It was my sex.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is man's work.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading It was not my want of experience that made me fail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not my want of experience that made me fail.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you hinting?'
which person or people
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading This is man's work.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you hinting?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You despise amateurs, Nesta, but, for all that, it seems that your professionals who kidnap as a matter of course and all the rest of it have not been a bit more successful.
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