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.
You will order yourself something substantial, marvel-child?' 'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely. There was a brief silence as the door closed. Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression. 'Well, I did it, dear,' she said.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 54/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 266–270
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “There was a brief silence as the door closed.”
(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 “Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression.”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression.”
of considerable importance, size, or worth
From this reading “You will order yourself something substantial, marvel-child?'”
in a short and concise manner
From this reading “'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.”
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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 There was a brief silence as the door closed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a brief silence as the door closed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading 'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.
of short duration or distance
From this reading There was a brief silence as the door closed.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading There was a brief silence as the door closed.
(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 Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression.
dearly loved
From this reading 'Well, I did it, dear,' she said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Well, I did it, dear,' she said.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was a brief silence as the door closed.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading 'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Well, I did it, dear,' she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Well, I did it, dear,' she said.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You will order yourself something substantial, marvel-child?'
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading You will order yourself something substantial, marvel-child?'
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Well, I did it, dear,' she said.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a brief silence as the door closed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You will order yourself something substantial, marvel-child?'
a male human offspring
From this reading 'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.
of considerable importance, size, or worth
From this reading You will order yourself something substantial, marvel-child?'
in a short and concise manner
From this reading 'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a brief silence as the door closed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a brief silence as the door closed.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Well, I did it, dear,' she said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will order yourself something substantial, marvel-child?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cynthia gazed at her friend with a peculiar expression.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will order yourself something substantial, marvel-child?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Bet your life,' said the son and heir tersely.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You will order yourself something substantial, marvel-child?'
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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