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 met her eye with quiet firmness. 'My name is Mennick,' he said. 'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.' 'What do you want?' said Mrs Ford. 'I have already explained what I want, Mrs Ford.
Chapter 1 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 768 sentences across 154 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 84/153 · 5 reading units · Lines 416–420
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “'I have already explained what I want, Mrs Ford.”
the organ of sight
From this reading “He met her eye with quiet firmness.”
the muscle tone of healthy tissue
From this reading “He met her eye with quiet firmness.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.'”
possessive form of “ford” — United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.'”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.'”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “He met her eye with quiet firmness.”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.'”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading 'I have already explained what I want, Mrs Ford.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'What do you want?' said Mrs Ford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.'
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading 'I have already explained what I want, Mrs Ford.
the organ of sight
From this reading He met her eye with quiet firmness.
the muscle tone of healthy tissue
From this reading He met her eye with quiet firmness.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading 'What do you want?' said Mrs Ford.
possessive form of “ford” — United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading 'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have already explained what I want, Mrs Ford.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He met her eye with quiet firmness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He met her eye with quiet firmness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'My name is Mennick,' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My name is Mennick,' he said.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He met her eye with quiet firmness.
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.'
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'What do you want?' said Mrs Ford.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My name is Mennick,' he said.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 'My name is Mennick,' he said.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading 'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.'
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He met her eye with quiet firmness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'My name is Mennick,' he said.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading 'I am Mr Elmer Ford's private secretary.'
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading 'What do you want?' said Mrs Ford.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What do you want?' said Mrs Ford.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He met her eye with quiet firmness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'What do you want?' said 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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