Chapter 6 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're a darned silly girl...." "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared. "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat. "Oh, can't you understand?" "No, I'm dashed if I can."
Chapter 6 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"You're a darned silly girl...."”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “"No, I'm dashed if I can."”
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading “"I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.”
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading “"I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.”
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “"I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “"I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “"You're a darned silly girl...."”
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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 "You're a darned silly girl...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No, I'm dashed if I can."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "You're a darned silly girl...."
having gaps or spaces
From this reading "No, I'm dashed if I can."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
past form of “flare” — burn brightly
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
a young female
From this reading "You're a darned silly girl...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I'm dashed if I can."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "No, I'm dashed if I can."
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
take in marriage
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I'm dashed if I can."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, can't you understand?"
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
express in words
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading "You're a darned silly girl...."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Oh, can't you understand?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say you can't marry me and try to load me up with golliwogs," he retorted with equal heat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't see what right you have to say that," she flared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a darned silly girl...."
Chapter 6 of Three Men and a Maid by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 409 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.
Chapter 6 holds 409 sentences of Three Men and a Maid, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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