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.
Why did you not tell me? When did it happen?' 'Last night at the Fletchers' dance.' Mrs Ford's eyes opened. 'Last night!
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 131/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 651–655
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an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “'Last night at the Fletchers' dance.'”
possessive form of “ford” — United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “Mrs Ford's eyes opened.”
come to pass
From this reading “When did it happen?'”
immediately past
From this reading “'Last night at the Fletchers' dance.'”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs Ford's eyes opened.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “'Last night at the Fletchers' dance.'”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “Mrs Ford's eyes opened.”
express in words
From this reading “Why did you not tell me?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Last night at the Fletchers' dance.'
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading 'Last night at the Fletchers' dance.'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did you not tell me?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mrs Ford's eyes opened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Last night at the Fletchers' dance.'
possessive form of “ford” — United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Mrs Ford's eyes opened.
come to pass
From this reading When did it happen?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When did it happen?'
immediately past
From this reading 'Last night at the Fletchers' dance.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why did you not tell me?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Ford's eyes opened.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 'Last night at the Fletchers' dance.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why did you not tell me?
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Mrs Ford's eyes opened.
express in words
From this reading Why did you not tell me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Last night at the Fletchers' dance.'
at the time that
From this reading When did it happen?'
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did you not tell me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why did you not tell me?
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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