Chapter 8 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 8 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.
So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables. 'Shake hands with my friend Mr Ferris,' I said. 'He wants to show you the latest steps. He does most of them on your feet.' I could have betted on Charlie, the Debonair Pride of Ashley.
Chapter 8 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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having a sophisticated charm
From this reading “I could have betted on Charlie, the Debonair Pride of Ashley.”
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading “'He wants to show you the latest steps.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “I could have betted on Charlie, the Debonair Pride of Ashley.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “'Shake hands with my friend Mr Ferris,' I said.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “'He wants to show you the latest steps.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “'He wants to show you the latest steps.”
past form of “whisk” — move somewhere quickly
From this reading “So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could have betted on Charlie, the Debonair Pride of Ashley.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could have betted on Charlie, the Debonair Pride of Ashley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could have betted on Charlie, the Debonair Pride of Ashley.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could have betted on Charlie, the Debonair Pride of Ashley.
having a sophisticated charm
From this reading I could have betted on Charlie, the Debonair Pride of Ashley.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He does most of them on your feet.'
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He does most of them on your feet.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Shake hands with my friend Mr Ferris,' I said.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading 'Shake hands with my friend Mr Ferris,' I said.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading 'Shake hands with my friend Mr Ferris,' I said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I could have betted on Charlie, the Debonair Pride of Ashley.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He wants to show you the latest steps.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading 'He wants to show you the latest steps.
used to form the superlative
From this reading He does most of them on your feet.'
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'Shake hands with my friend Mr Ferris,' I said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Shake hands with my friend Mr Ferris,' I said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading I could have betted on Charlie, the Debonair Pride of Ashley.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Shake hands with my friend Mr Ferris,' I said.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading 'Shake hands with my friend Mr Ferris,' I said.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading 'He wants to show you the latest steps.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading 'He wants to show you the latest steps.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He does most of them on your feet.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading 'He wants to show you the latest steps.
past form of “whisk” — move somewhere quickly
From this reading So I took him off, and whisked him on to some girls I knew at one of the tables.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Shake hands with my friend Mr Ferris,' I said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'He wants to show you the latest steps.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He does most of them on your feet.'
Chapter 8 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.
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