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.
She looked past him at the portrait. There was pain in her eyes. 'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said. Her voice was harsh and strained. 'You see--I have not--' She stopped.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 17/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 81–85
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.”
unpleasantly stern
From this reading “Her voice was harsh and strained.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “There was pain in her eyes.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “She looked past him at the portrait.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “'You see--I have not--' She stopped.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “Her voice was harsh and strained.”
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matters of personal concern
From this reading 'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading 'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her voice was harsh and strained.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked past him at the portrait.
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From this reading 'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was pain in her eyes.
unpleasantly stern
From this reading Her voice was harsh and strained.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You see--I have not--' She stopped.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was pain in her eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked past him at the portrait.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'You see--I have not--' She stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was pain in her eyes.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked past him at the portrait.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'You see--I have not--' She stopped.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading There was pain in her eyes.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She looked past him at the portrait.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading She looked past him at the portrait.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading 'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading 'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'You see--I have not--' She stopped.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked past him at the portrait.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading 'You see--I have not--' She stopped.
lacking natural ease
From this reading Her voice was harsh and strained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked past him at the portrait.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was pain in her eyes.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading 'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her voice was harsh and strained.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was pain in her eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I'm afraid you don't quite understand the position of affairs,' she said.
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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