Chapter 7 of The Pothunters is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Pothunters is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word. 'Nice cheery remark to make!' thought Barrett. 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out. I'm a fixture for the present.' There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
Chapter 7 of The Pothunters is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end
From this reading “BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “'Nice cheery remark to make!' thought Barrett.”
the act of digging
From this reading “'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.”
inquire into
From this reading “BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.”
plural of “fetch” — the action of fetching
From this reading “'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.”
an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
From this reading “I'm a fixture for the present.'”
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading “There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.”
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
From this reading “There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.”
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 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading 'Nice cheery remark to make!' thought Barrett.
the act of digging
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
inquire into
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
plural of “fetch” — the action of fetching
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
From this reading I'm a fixture for the present.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm a fixture for the present.'
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm a fixture for the present.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
engage in
From this reading 'Nice cheery remark to make!' thought Barrett.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading 'Nice cheery remark to make!' thought Barrett.
force somebody to do something
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'He'll have to do a good bit of digging before he fetches _me_ out.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I'm a fixture for the present.'
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading 'Nice cheery remark to make!' thought Barrett.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'Nice cheery remark to make!' thought Barrett.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
hard to endure
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a sound of scratching as if the dog, in his eagerness to oblige, were trying to uproot the tree.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading BARRETT CEASES TO EXPLORE 'Fetchimout!' said the voice, all in one word.
Chapter 7 of The Pothunters by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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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