Chapter 19 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The herald raised his hand. 'Ladeez'n gemmen! Battling Galahad and Agravaine the Dolorous. Galahad on my right, Agravaine on my left. Squires out of the ring.
Chapter 19 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 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.
-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading “Battling Galahad and Agravaine the Dolorous.”
(Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail
From this reading “Battling Galahad and Agravaine the Dolorous.”
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “The herald raised his hand.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Galahad on my right, Agravaine on my left.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “The herald raised his hand.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Galahad on my right, Agravaine on my left.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Squires out of the ring.”
plural of “squire” — young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “Squires out of the ring.”
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From this reading Battling Galahad and Agravaine the Dolorous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Battling Galahad and Agravaine the Dolorous.
-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading Battling Galahad and Agravaine the Dolorous.
showing sorrow
From this reading Battling Galahad and Agravaine the Dolorous.
(Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail
From this reading Battling Galahad and Agravaine the Dolorous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ladeez'n gemmen!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The herald raised his hand.
foreshadow or presage
From this reading The herald raised his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The herald raised his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ladeez'n gemmen!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Galahad on my right, Agravaine on my left.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Galahad on my right, Agravaine on my left.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Squires out of the ring.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Galahad on my right, Agravaine on my left.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Squires out of the ring.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The herald raised his hand.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Galahad on my right, Agravaine on my left.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Squires out of the ring.
plural of “squire” — young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Squires out of the ring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The herald raised his hand.
Chapter 19 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 419 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 19 holds 419 sentences of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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