Chapter 7 of The small bachelor is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The small bachelor is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No it isn't," said Mr. Waddington. "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily. "Darn all palmists!" said Sigsbee H. Waddington. "What am I going to do about this stock?" "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
Chapter 7 of The small bachelor is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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smiling with happiness or optimism
From this reading “"Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.”
repair by sewing
From this reading “"Darn all palmists!" said Sigsbee H. Waddington.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “"Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.”
jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
From this reading “"I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."”
fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms
From this reading “"Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.”
plural of “palmist” — fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms
From this reading “"Darn all palmists!" said Sigsbee H. Waddington.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “"I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."”
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading “"What am I going to do about this stock?"”
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In this reading “"Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What am I going to do about this stock?"
(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 "Darn all palmists!" said Sigsbee H. Waddington.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "What am I going to do about this stock?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
smiling with happiness or optimism
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
repair by sewing
From this reading "Darn all palmists!" said Sigsbee H. Waddington.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What am I going to do about this stock?"
in a dreamy manner
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
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From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
at any time
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
the act of departing
From this reading "What am I going to do about this stock?"
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "Darn all palmists!" said Sigsbee H. Waddington.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What am I going to do about this stock?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No it isn't," said Mr. Waddington.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No it isn't," said Mr. Waddington.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "No it isn't," said Mr. Waddington.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
not any; not one
From this reading "No it isn't," said Mr. Waddington.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
plural of “palmist” — fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms
From this reading "Darn all palmists!" said Sigsbee H. Waddington.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No it isn't," said Mr. Waddington.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Darn all palmists!" said Sigsbee H. Waddington.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading "What am I going to do about this stock?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What am I going to do about this stock?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What am I going to do about this stock?"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I have already told you that there is nothing that you can do, short of stealing the necklace."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No it isn't," said Mr. Waddington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What am I going to do about this stock?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you ever by any chance met Madame Eulalie, Mrs. Waddington's palmist?" asked Hamilton Beamish dreamily.
Chapter 7 of The small bachelor by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 401 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 7 holds 401 sentences of The small bachelor, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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