Chapter 10 of Three Men and a Maid 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.
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Chapter 10 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Any what?" "Any verbal message, miss?" "No, certainly not! You won't forget, will you, Webster?" "On no account whatever, miss.
Chapter 10 of Three Men and a Maid is here in full — 408 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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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “"On no account whatever, miss.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"No, certainly not!”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “You won't forget, will you, Webster?"”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “"Any verbal message, miss?"”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"Any verbal message, miss?"”
communicated in the form of words
From this reading “"Any verbal message, miss?"”
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading “You won't forget, will you, Webster?"”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “"On no account whatever, miss.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "On no account whatever, miss.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Any what?"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "No, certainly not!
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading You won't forget, will you, Webster?"
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "Any verbal message, miss?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Any verbal message, miss?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, certainly not!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, certainly not!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On no account whatever, miss.
communicated in the form of words
From this reading "Any verbal message, miss?"
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading You won't forget, will you, Webster?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Any what?"
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "On no account whatever, miss.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You won't forget, will you, Webster?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You won't forget, will you, Webster?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You won't forget, will you, Webster?"
Chapter 10 of Three Men and a Maid 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.
Chapter 10 holds 408 sentences of Three Men and a Maid, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Three Men and a Maid by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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