Chapter 5 of Ukridge is here in full — 590 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Ukridge is here in full — 590 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples. I looked at the barman. The barman looked at me. The assembled company looked at us both impartially. “Ho!” said the barman.
Chapter 5 of Ukridge is here in full — 590 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading “The assembled company looked at us both impartially.”
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
From this reading “I looked at the barman.”
-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading “THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.”
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading “THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.”
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading “THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.”
in an impartial manner
From this reading “The assembled company looked at us both impartially.”
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading “THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.”
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The assembled company looked at us both impartially.”
In this reading “THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “I looked at the barman.”
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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 THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading The assembled company looked at us both impartially.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
From this reading I looked at the barman.
-ing form of “battle” — battle or contend against in or as if in a battle
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
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From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The assembled company looked at us both impartially.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The assembled company looked at us both impartially.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading “Ho!” said the barman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked at the barman.
in an impartial manner
From this reading The assembled company looked at us both impartially.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked at the barman.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The barman looked at me.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
used to form the superlative
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ho!” said the barman.
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The assembled company looked at us both impartially.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN OF BATTLING BILLSON It was a most embarrassing moment, one of those moments which plant lines on the face and turn the hair a distinguished grey at the temples.
Chapter 5 of Ukridge by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 590 sentences, grouped into 118 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 5 holds 590 sentences of Ukridge, unabridged, divided into 118 reading sections.
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