Chapter 14 of The small bachelor is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The small bachelor is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you live in Greenwich Village?" "Somewhat further up-town. And you?" "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us." A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.
Chapter 14 of The small bachelor is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “"I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."”
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “"I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."”
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading “"Do you live in Greenwich Village?"”
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “"Somewhat further up-town.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “"I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."”
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “"Do you live in Greenwich Village?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “"Do you live in Greenwich Village?"”
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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 A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you?"
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you live in Greenwich Village?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "Somewhat further up-town.
a borough of Greater London on the Thames; zero degrees of longitude runs through Greenwich; time is measured relative to Greenwich Mean Time
From this reading "Do you live in Greenwich Village?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do you live in Greenwich Village?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Do you live in Greenwich Village?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "Somewhat further up-town.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A sudden light that seemed that of recognition came into the other's face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
the upper part of anything
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Somewhat further up-town.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I live in the apartment on top of this building here at the back of us."
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "Do you live in Greenwich Village?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you live in Greenwich Village?"
Chapter 14 of The small bachelor by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 408 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.
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