Chapter 14 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'You can't judge authors from their books. You must go and see the play when it comes on. Then you'll see I'm right. I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you. Don't laugh in that horrid way.
Chapter 14 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you.”
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “'You can't judge authors from their books.”
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading “'You can't judge authors from their books.”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “Don't laugh in that horrid way.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “'You can't judge authors from their books.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Don't laugh in that horrid way.”
deprive of by deceit
From this reading “I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you.”
hard to endure
From this reading “I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You must go and see the play when it comes on.
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading 'You can't judge authors from their books.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading 'You can't judge authors from their books.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You can't judge authors from their books.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading You must go and see the play when it comes on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't laugh in that horrid way.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'You can't judge authors from their books.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You must go and see the play when it comes on.
exceedingly bad
From this reading Don't laugh in that horrid way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you'll see I'm right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don't laugh in that horrid way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You must go and see the play when it comes on.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading 'You can't judge authors from their books.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Don't laugh in that horrid way.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must go and see the play when it comes on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You must go and see the play when it comes on.
participate in games or sport
From this reading You must go and see the play when it comes on.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then you'll see I'm right.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You must go and see the play when it comes on.
deprive of by deceit
From this reading I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You must go and see the play when it comes on.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 'You can't judge authors from their books.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you'll see I'm right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you.
hard to endure
From this reading I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Don't laugh in that horrid way.
at the time that
From this reading You must go and see the play when it comes on.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I'm absolutely certain that woman is trying to swindle you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You can't judge authors from their books.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then you'll see I'm right.
Chapter 14 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories 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 14 holds 418 sentences of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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