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.
Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.' 'What a delightful idea!' There was a certain pensive note in Cynthia's voice. 'A splendid idea!' she murmured. Mrs Ford swooped.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 39/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 191–195
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “cynthia” — (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 “There was a certain pensive note in Cynthia's voice.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “'What a delightful idea!'”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “Mrs Ford swooped.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “'A splendid idea!' she murmured.”
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading “There was a certain pensive note in Cynthia's voice.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “'A splendid idea!' she murmured.”
past form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading “Mrs Ford swooped.”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'What a delightful idea!'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading There was a certain pensive note in Cynthia's voice.
possessive form of “cynthia” — (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 There was a certain pensive note in Cynthia's voice.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading 'What a delightful idea!'
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Mrs Ford swooped.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
the act of departing
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'What a delightful idea!'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Ford swooped.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading 'A splendid idea!' she murmured.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
a brief written record
From this reading There was a certain pensive note in Cynthia's voice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading There was a certain pensive note in Cynthia's voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'A splendid idea!' she murmured.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading 'A splendid idea!' she murmured.
past form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading Mrs Ford swooped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a certain pensive note in Cynthia's voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was a certain pensive note in Cynthia's voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a certain pensive note in Cynthia's voice.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What a delightful idea!'
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Some of us are going to the south of France in his yacht next week.'
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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