Chapter 8 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," she replied. "How clever of you to remember me." "I have a good memory." "How nice! So have I!"
Chapter 8 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “"How clever of you to remember me."”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “"I have a good memory."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have a good memory."”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “"I have a good memory."”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"How nice!”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"How clever of you to remember me."”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"Yes," she replied.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes," she replied.”
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 "I have a good memory."
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "How clever of you to remember me."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I have a good memory."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a good memory."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How clever of you to remember me."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a good memory."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How clever of you to remember me."
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "I have a good memory."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "How nice!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How clever of you to remember me."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "How clever of you to remember me."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," she replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," she replied.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So have I!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How clever of you to remember me."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she replied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How clever of you to remember me."
Chapter 8 of Three Men and a Maid by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 8 holds 397 sentences of Three Men and a Maid, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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