Chapter 3 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting. 'What is this about Gussie? Why did you cable for me, Bertie?' 'It's rather a long story,' I said, 'and complicated. If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
Chapter 3 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “Why did you cable for me, Bertie?'”
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading “'It's rather a long story,' I said, 'and complicated.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.”
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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 'It's rather a long story,' I said, 'and complicated.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'What is this about Gussie?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'It's rather a long story,' I said, 'and complicated.
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From this reading Why did you cable for me, Bertie?'
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading Why did you cable for me, Bertie?'
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading 'It's rather a long story,' I said, 'and complicated.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did you cable for me, Bertie?'
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From this reading If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why did you cable for me, Bertie?'
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'What is this about Gussie?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'It's rather a long story,' I said, 'and complicated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What is this about Gussie?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It's rather a long story,' I said, 'and complicated.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading 'It's rather a long story,' I said, 'and complicated.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why did you cable for me, Bertie?'
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
on the contrary
From this reading 'It's rather a long story,' I said, 'and complicated.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'It's rather a long story,' I said, 'and complicated.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading If you don't mind, I'll let you have it in a series of motion pictures.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading 'It's rather a long story,' I said, 'and complicated.
successive (without a break)
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'What is this about Gussie?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What is this about Gussie?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did you cable for me, Bertie?'
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She got straight to the point within five minutes of our meeting.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why did you cable for me, Bertie?'
Chapter 3 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 403 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 3 holds 403 sentences of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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