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.
'Got a cigarette?' he said. He was an extraordinarily unpleasant little boy. Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice. Painted by a mother's loving hand, it flattered him. It was bulgy.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 41/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 201–205
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “'Got a cigarette?' he said.”
extremely
From this reading “He was an extraordinarily unpleasant little boy.”
past form of “flatter” — praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading “Painted by a mother's loving hand, it flattered him.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “Painted by a mother's loving hand, it flattered him.”
coated with paint
From this reading “Painted by a mother's loving hand, it flattered him.”
in accord with physical laws
From this reading “Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.”
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading “He was an extraordinarily unpleasant little boy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 'Got a cigarette?' he said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an extraordinarily unpleasant little boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading He was an extraordinarily unpleasant little boy.
curving outward
From this reading It was bulgy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Painted by a mother's loving hand, it flattered him.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading 'Got a cigarette?' he said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.
extremely
From this reading He was an extraordinarily unpleasant little boy.
past form of “flatter” — praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading Painted by a mother's loving hand, it flattered him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'Got a cigarette?' he said.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Painted by a mother's loving hand, it flattered him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Got a cigarette?' he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Painted by a mother's loving hand, it flattered him.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was an extraordinarily unpleasant little boy.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Painted by a mother's loving hand, it flattered him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Painted by a mother's loving hand, it flattered him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.
coated with paint
From this reading Painted by a mother's loving hand, it flattered him.
in accord with physical laws
From this reading Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Got a cigarette?' he said.
having a supporting base
From this reading Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Physically the portrait standing on the chair did him more than justice.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading He was an extraordinarily unpleasant little boy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was an extraordinarily unpleasant little boy.
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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