Chapter 8 of The Little Warrior is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Little Warrior is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly. “Of course you do. You and I, Miss Bryant, are of the gipsies of the world. We are not vegetables like young Rooke here.” “Eh, what?” said the vegetable, waking from a reverie.
Chapter 8 of The Little Warrior is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading ““I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading ““Of course you do.”
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading ““I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.”
absentminded dreaming while awake
From this reading ““Eh, what?” said the vegetable, waking from a reverie.”
with low volume
From this reading ““I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.”
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading ““Eh, what?” said the vegetable, waking from a reverie.”
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “We are not vegetables like young Rooke here.””
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading ““Eh, what?” said the vegetable, waking from a reverie.”
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 “Eh, what?” said the vegetable, waking from a reverie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You and I, Miss Bryant, are of the gipsies of the world.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You and I, Miss Bryant, are of the gipsies of the world.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You and I, Miss Bryant, are of the gipsies of the world.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course you do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Of course you do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eh, what?” said the vegetable, waking from a reverie.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading “I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Eh, what?” said the vegetable, waking from a reverie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You and I, Miss Bryant, are of the gipsies of the world.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We are not vegetables like young Rooke here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We are not vegetables like young Rooke here.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading You and I, Miss Bryant, are of the gipsies of the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We are not vegetables like young Rooke here.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course you do.
absentminded dreaming while awake
From this reading “Eh, what?” said the vegetable, waking from a reverie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are not vegetables like young Rooke here.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.
with low volume
From this reading “I believe I know how he feels,” said Nelly softly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You and I, Miss Bryant, are of the gipsies of the world.
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “Eh, what?” said the vegetable, waking from a reverie.
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading We are not vegetables like young Rooke here.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Eh, what?” said the vegetable, waking from a reverie.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are not vegetables like young Rooke here.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Eh, what?” said the vegetable, waking from a reverie.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading You and I, Miss Bryant, are of the gipsies of the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Of course you do.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading We are not vegetables like young Rooke here.”
Chapter 8 of The Little Warrior by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 418 sentences of The Little Warrior, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Little Warrior by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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