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.
'He has it sometimes.' 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go. I stuck like a limpet. I sent him to fetch Ogden's tutor. His name is Broster--Reggie Broster.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 61/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 301–305
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “I sent him to fetch Ogden's tutor.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “His name is Broster--Reggie Broster.”
possessive form of “ogden” — English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading “I sent him to fetch Ogden's tutor.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “I sent him to fetch Ogden's tutor.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “'He has it sometimes.'”
caught or fixed
From this reading “I stuck like a limpet.”
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading “I sent him to fetch Ogden's tutor.”
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 I stuck like a limpet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His name is Broster--Reggie Broster.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading I sent him to fetch Ogden's tutor.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He has it sometimes.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He has it sometimes.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sent him to fetch Ogden's tutor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name is Broster--Reggie Broster.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name is Broster--Reggie Broster.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'He has it sometimes.'
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I stuck like a limpet.
mollusk with a low conical shell
From this reading I stuck like a limpet.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name is Broster--Reggie Broster.
possessive form of “ogden” — English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading I sent him to fetch Ogden's tutor.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His name is Broster--Reggie Broster.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I sent him to fetch Ogden's tutor.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading 'He has it sometimes.'
caught or fixed
From this reading I stuck like a limpet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading I sent him to fetch Ogden's tutor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The man told me he was away, and then he seemed to think that I ought to go.
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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