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Chapter 3 of The Politeness of Princes, and Other School is here in full — 1386 sentences across 278 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night. "Unwholesome!" said the school doctor. "It must be deadly. It must be positively lethal. Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
Chapter 3 of The Politeness of Princes, and Other School is here in full — 1386 sentences across 278 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “"It must be deadly.”
presiding officer of a school
From this reading “"You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.”
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading “Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.”
of an instrument of certain death
From this reading “It must be positively lethal.”
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading “Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.”
extremely
From this reading “It must be positively lethal.”
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading “Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.”
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
From this reading “Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
later than; following
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It must be deadly.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading "It must be deadly.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Unwholesome!" said the school doctor.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
presiding officer of a school
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It must be deadly.
of an instrument of certain death
From this reading It must be positively lethal.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must be deadly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
extremely
From this reading It must be positively lethal.
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
an educational institution
From this reading "Unwholesome!" said the school doctor.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
detrimental to physical or moral well-being
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here we have six ordinary, strong, healthy boys struck down at one fell swoop as if there were a pestilence raging.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You think the food is unwholesome, then?" said the headmaster after dinner that night.
Chapter 3 of The Politeness of Princes, and Other School by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 1386 sentences, grouped into 278 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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