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 seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.' 'Mr Broster is _not_ a proper tutor for my boy.' 'Well, he isn't your boy's tutor now, is he, dear?' 'What happened then?' 'I strolled off with my sketching things.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 69/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 341–345
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 “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “'Well, he isn't your boy's tutor now, is he, dear?'”
a predisposition to like something
From this reading “He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'”
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'”
possessive form of “ogden” — English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading “He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “'Mr Broster is _not_ a proper tutor for my boy.'”
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading “'I strolled off with my sketching things.”
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “'I strolled off with my sketching things.”
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading “'Mr Broster is _not_ a proper tutor for my 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 He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'
a youthful male person
From this reading 'Mr Broster is _not_ a proper tutor for my boy.'
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading 'Well, he isn't your boy's tutor now, is he, dear?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Mr Broster is _not_ a proper tutor for my boy.'
dearly loved
From this reading 'Well, he isn't your boy's tutor now, is he, dear?'
a predisposition to like something
From this reading He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading 'What happened then?'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I strolled off with my sketching things.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Mr Broster is _not_ a proper tutor for my boy.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Well, he isn't your boy's tutor now, is he, dear?'
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'Mr Broster is _not_ a proper tutor for my boy.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Mr Broster is _not_ a proper tutor for my boy.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Mr Broster is _not_ a proper tutor for my boy.'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Well, he isn't your boy's tutor now, is he, dear?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'I strolled off with my sketching things.
possessive form of “ogden” — English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
From this reading He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading 'Mr Broster is _not_ a proper tutor for my boy.'
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading 'I strolled off with my sketching things.
past form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading 'I strolled off with my sketching things.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'What happened then?'
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading 'I strolled off with my sketching things.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to think a lot of Ogden's fondness for art.'
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading 'Mr Broster is _not_ a proper tutor for my boy.'
(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, he isn't your boy's tutor now, is he, dear?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What happened then?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I strolled off with my sketching things.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Well, he isn't your boy's tutor now, is he, dear?'
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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