Chapter 3 of Carry On, Jeeves is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Carry On, Jeeves is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.' 'Why, whatever makes you think that?' 'Oh, well, as it were, what? What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.' 'I've left the stage now.'
Chapter 3 of Carry On, Jeeves is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 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.
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'”
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'”
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading “'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'”
come down like raindrops
From this reading “'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “'I've left the stage now.'”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'”
under normal conditions
From this reading “What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'”
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 “What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'”
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 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
the two together, not just one
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I've left the stage now.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading 'I've left the stage now.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading 'Why, whatever makes you think that?'
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'I've left the stage now.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
come down like raindrops
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading 'I've left the stage now.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
a special situation
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'Why, whatever makes you think that?'
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
under normal conditions
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Oh, well, as it were, what?
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading 'Why, whatever makes you think that?'
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading 'Why, whatever makes you think that?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading What I mean is--I thought you usually dined with him before you went to the theatre.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'A spat, don't you know--little misunderstanding--faults on both sides--er--and all that sort of thing.'
Chapter 3 of Carry On, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 425 sentences of Carry On, Jeeves, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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