Chapter 6 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you? Would he want anything more? Not he, you'd say. You'd be wrong. Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
Chapter 6 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading “Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.”
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading “Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.”
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “You'd be wrong.”
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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 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
any thing at all
From this reading Would he want anything more?
the residue that remains when something is burned
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would he want anything more?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Would he want anything more?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not he, you'd say.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
express in words
From this reading Not he, you'd say.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Would he want anything more?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Believe me, there isn't a man on earth that's fixed and contented but what a woman can't knock his old Paradise into 'ash with one punch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would he want anything more?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading You'd be wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
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From this reading 'Now you'd think a man like that could be counted on, wouldn't you?
Chapter 6 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 6 holds 405 sentences of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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