Chapter 2 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If you would care to hear the story?" he said. "Go ahead." "It is quite short." "That's good." "Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."
Chapter 2 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at or in the front
From this reading “"Go ahead."”
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “"Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."”
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “"Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “"If you would care to hear the story?" he said.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “"If you would care to hear the story?" he said.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “"Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “"It is quite short."”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “"If you would care to hear the story?" he said.”
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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 "Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."
later than; following
From this reading "Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."
at or in the front
From this reading "Go ahead."
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading "Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "If you would care to hear the story?" he said.
a young female
From this reading "Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go ahead."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That's good."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If you would care to hear the story?" he said.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "If you would care to hear the story?" he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you would care to hear the story?" he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is quite short."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is quite short."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It is quite short."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If you would care to hear the story?" he said.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "It is quite short."
in the near future
From this reading "Soon after I arrived in America I met a girl...."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "If you would care to hear the story?" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's good."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If you would care to hear the story?" he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you would care to hear the story?" he said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If you would care to hear the story?" he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you would care to hear the story?" he said.
Chapter 2 of Three Men and a Maid by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 404 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 2 holds 404 sentences of Three Men and a Maid, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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