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.
'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.' Cynthia was herself again now. She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry. 'Who is this gentleman?' she asked languidly. The intruder was made of tougher stuff than his lordship.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 83/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 411–415
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(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 was herself again now.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'”
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading “She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.”
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “The intruder was made of tougher stuff than his lordship.”
past form of “rake” — move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading “She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “The intruder was made of tougher stuff than his lordship.”
comparative of “tough” — not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “The intruder was made of tougher stuff than his lordship.”
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anew
From this reading Cynthia was herself again now.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Who is this gentleman?' she asked languidly.
a youthful male person
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
(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 was herself again now.
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
a man of refinement
From this reading 'Who is this gentleman?' she asked languidly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Cynthia was herself again now.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The intruder was made of tougher stuff than his lordship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Who is this gentleman?' she asked languidly.
in a languid and lethargic manner
From this reading 'Who is this gentleman?' she asked languidly.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading The intruder was made of tougher stuff than his lordship.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The intruder was made of tougher stuff than his lordship.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Cynthia was herself again now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The intruder was made of tougher stuff than his lordship.
past form of “rake” — move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading The intruder was made of tougher stuff than his lordship.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The intruder was made of tougher stuff than his lordship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Who is this gentleman?' she asked languidly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
comparative of “tough” — not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The intruder was made of tougher stuff than his lordship.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cynthia was herself again now.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
which person or people
From this reading 'Who is this gentleman?' she asked languidly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She raked the intruder with the cool stare which had so disconcerted Lord Mountry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I am sorry,' he said, 'but I must ask you to let me have the boy, Mrs Ford.'
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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