Chapter 7 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, Mr. Samuel!" "Hullo, Peters!" "We were expecting you back a week ago. So you got back safe?" "Safe?
Chapter 7 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 402 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.
in the past
From this reading “"We were expecting you back a week ago.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “"We were expecting you back a week ago.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"We were expecting you back a week ago.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “So you got back safe?"”
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “"Hullo, Peters!"”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “So you got back safe?"”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “"Why, Mr. Samuel!"”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"We were expecting you back a week ago.”
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 "We were expecting you back a week ago.
in the past
From this reading "We were expecting you back a week ago.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "We were expecting you back a week ago.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "We were expecting you back a week ago.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So you got back safe?"
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hullo, Peters!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Why, Mr. Samuel!"
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "Hullo, Peters!"
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading So you got back safe?"
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading "Why, Mr. Samuel!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you got back safe?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We were expecting you back a week ago.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "We were expecting you back a week ago.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We were expecting you back a week ago.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Mr. Samuel!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We were expecting you back a week ago.
Chapter 7 of Three Men and a Maid by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 402 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 402 sentences of Three Men and a Maid, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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