Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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 is a very nice young man. Big, broad shoulders, and such a kind face.' 'Yes, dear, yes?' 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.' 'He believed you?'
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 62/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 306–310
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Big, broad shoulders, and such a kind face.'”
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'”
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'”
plural of “interior” — the region that is inside of something
From this reading “'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading “'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “He is a very nice young man.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'”
widely or fully known
From this reading “'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'”
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 He is a very nice young man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Big, broad shoulders, and such a kind face.'
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading 'He believed you?'
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Big, broad shoulders, and such a kind face.'
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Big, broad shoulders, and such a kind face.'
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
dearly loved
From this reading 'Yes, dear, yes?'
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Big, broad shoulders, and such a kind face.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a very nice young man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
plural of “interior” — the region that is inside of something
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a very nice young man.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Big, broad shoulders, and such a kind face.'
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He is a very nice young man.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading He is a very nice young man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Big, broad shoulders, and such a kind face.'
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Big, broad shoulders, and such a kind face.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
precisely as stated
From this reading He is a very nice young man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
widely or fully known
From this reading 'I told him I was doing a series of drawings for a magazine of the interiors of well-known country houses.'
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, dear, yes?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'He believed you?'
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He is a very nice young man.
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.
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