Chapter 17 of The Little Warrior is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Little Warrior is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His colleague smiled tolerantly. “Why, that’s nothing!” he replied. “Wait till you see him really cut loose! That was just a gentle whisper!” “My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.
Chapter 17 of The Little Warrior is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 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.
offering little or no hope
From this reading ““My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.”
an associate that one works with
From this reading “His colleague smiled tolerantly.”
yet to be or coming
From this reading ““My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “That was just a gentle whisper!””
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading ““Wait till you see him really cut loose!”
any new participant in some activity
From this reading ““My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading ““My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “That was just a gentle whisper!””
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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 That was just a gentle whisper!”
offering little or no hope
From this reading “My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.
an associate that one works with
From this reading His colleague smiled tolerantly.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Wait till you see him really cut loose!
yet to be or coming
From this reading “My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading That was just a gentle whisper!”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, that’s nothing!” he replied.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Wait till you see him really cut loose!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His colleague smiled tolerantly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.
and nothing more
From this reading That was just a gentle whisper!”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “Wait till you see him really cut loose!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.
any new participant in some activity
From this reading “My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Why, that’s nothing!” he replied.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Wait till you see him really cut loose!
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Why, that’s nothing!” he replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Wait till you see him really cut loose!
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His colleague smiled tolerantly.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was just a gentle whisper!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, that’s nothing!” he replied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My God!” said the newcomer, staring into a bleak future.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Wait till you see him really cut loose!
in a tolerant manner
From this reading His colleague smiled tolerantly.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait till you see him really cut loose!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was just a gentle whisper!”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading That was just a gentle whisper!”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, that’s nothing!” he replied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Wait till you see him really cut loose!
Chapter 17 of The Little Warrior by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 17 holds 392 sentences of The Little Warrior, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of The Little Warrior by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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