Chapter 2 of Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair. “I couldn’t have done better myself. The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’ And you’ve saved me £60—that’s glorious. What shall we spend it on, Bunter?
Chapter 2 of Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading ““Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.”
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading “The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “And you’ve saved me £60—that’s glorious.”
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading ““Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading ““Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.”
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading ““Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “What shall we spend it on, Bunter?”
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From this reading And you’ve saved me £60—that’s glorious.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
chair with a support on each side for arms
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “I couldn’t have done better myself.
a batter who bunts
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
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From this reading “I couldn’t have done better myself.
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “I couldn’t have done better myself.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading And you’ve saved me £60—that’s glorious.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I couldn’t have done better myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I couldn’t have done better myself.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What shall we spend it on, Bunter?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And you’ve saved me £60—that’s glorious.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I couldn’t have done better myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What shall we spend it on, Bunter?
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading And you’ve saved me £60—that’s glorious.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall we spend it on, Bunter?
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
a descent as through liquid (especially through water)
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading What shall we spend it on, Bunter?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And you’ve saved me £60—that’s glorious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The thought of the Dante makes my mouth water—and the ‘Four Sons of Aymon.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What shall we spend it on, Bunter?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall we spend it on, Bunter?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Excellent, Bunter,” said Lord Peter, sinking with a sigh into a luxurious armchair.
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From this reading And you’ve saved me £60—that’s glorious.
Chapter 2 of Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel by Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) Sayers holds 371 sentences, grouped into 75 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.
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