Chapter 22 of Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone. "I want four, four, four, four. Is that four, four, four, four? Mr. Throgton's house? I want Mr. Throgton.
Chapter 22 of Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “"I want four, four, four, four.”
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading “YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"I want four, four, four, four.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "I want four, four, four, four.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mr. Throgton's house?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want four, four, four, four.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that four, four, four, four?
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Throgton's house?
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that four, four, four, four?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want Mr. Throgton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Throgton's house?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want four, four, four, four.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU ARE PETER KELLY Within a few moments Kent was at the phone.
Chapter 22 of Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels by Stephen Leacock holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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 22 holds 73 sentences of Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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