Chapter 18 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'No manners!' said Mrs Drassilis. 'None whatever. I always said so.' She spoke bitterly. She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
Chapter 18 of The Little Nugget is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “She spoke bitterly.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.”
social deportment
From this reading “'No manners!' said Mrs Drassilis.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “'None whatever.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I always said so.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading She spoke bitterly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No manners!' said Mrs Drassilis.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
the organ of sight
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I always said so.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
social deportment
From this reading 'No manners!' said Mrs Drassilis.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'No manners!' said Mrs Drassilis.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No manners!' said Mrs Drassilis.
not one, and not any
From this reading 'None whatever.
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'No manners!' said Mrs Drassilis.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke bitterly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I always said so.'
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She spoke bitterly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading 'None whatever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was following the automobile with an offended eye as it moved down the drive.
Chapter 18 of The Little Nugget by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 18 holds 155 sentences of The Little Nugget, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The Little Nugget by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 155 sentences, grouped into 31 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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