Chapter 16 of The Little Warrior is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of The Little Warrior is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.” “My what, old son?” “Your mental processes.” “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any. Wally looked at him intently.
Chapter 16 of The Little Warrior is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ““If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.””
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading ““If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.””
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “Wally looked at him intently.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading ““Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.”
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading ““If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.””
plural of “process” — a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
From this reading ““If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.””
a male human offspring
From this reading ““My what, old son?””
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
From this reading “Wally looked at him intently.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Wally looked at him intently.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wally looked at him intently.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading Wally looked at him intently.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Wally looked at him intently.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My what, old son?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “My what, old son?”
plural of “process” — a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
a male human offspring
From this reading “My what, old son?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Oh, ah!” said Freddie, learning for the first time that he had any.
a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
From this reading Wally looked at him intently.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “My what, old son?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If he is, after what’s happened, your mental processes are beyond me.”
Chapter 16 of The Little Warrior by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 16 holds 399 sentences of The Little Warrior, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The Little Warrior by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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