Chapter 11 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Give it to me. I want to see it.' Sigsbee was firm. 'No,' he said. 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
Chapter 11 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the status of being a champion
From this reading “'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading “Sigsbee was firm.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “'Give it to me.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.”
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to see it.'”
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading “'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
the status of being a champion
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading Sigsbee was firm.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading 'Give it to me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'No,' he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to see it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Give it to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Give it to me.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No,' he said.
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'No,' he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I want to see it.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sigsbee was firm.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Give it to me.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to see it.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sigsbee was firm.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I'm here to see you win this championship and I won't have you taking any risks.
Chapter 11 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 11 holds 410 sentences of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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