Chapter 13 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door. 'How long'll I get?' she said. 'What will they give me? Thirty days?' He nodded.
Chapter 13 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.”
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
From this reading “She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “He nodded.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “Thirty days?'”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Thirty days?'
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'How long'll I get?' she said.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading 'What will they give me?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'How long'll I get?' she said.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'How long'll I get?' she said.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'How long'll I get?' she said.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'What will they give me?
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded.
above and across; more than
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'How long'll I get?' she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'What will they give me?
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Thirty days?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What will they give me?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She looked past him at the lamp which hung, blue and forbidding, over the station door.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'What will they give me?
Chapter 13 of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 407 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 13 holds 407 sentences of The Man with Two Left Feet, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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