Chapter 8 of Carry On, Jeeves is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Carry On, Jeeves is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The aunt proceeded. 'The fault,' she said, 'was mine. I had not then seen the light. But now my eyes are open. I see the hideous mistake I have made.
Chapter 8 of Carry On, Jeeves is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 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.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “The aunt proceeded.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “'The fault,' she said, 'was mine.”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “I see the hideous mistake I have made.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “I had not then seen the light.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “'The fault,' she said, 'was mine.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I see the hideous mistake I have made.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “But now my eyes are open.”
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading “The aunt proceeded.”
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But now my eyes are open.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading The aunt proceeded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now my eyes are open.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But now my eyes are open.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading 'The fault,' she said, 'was mine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not then seen the light.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I see the hideous mistake I have made.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading I see the hideous mistake I have made.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had not then seen the light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I had not then seen the light.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I see the hideous mistake I have made.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'The fault,' she said, 'was mine.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I see the hideous mistake I have made.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But now my eyes are open.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not then seen the light.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now my eyes are open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But now my eyes are open.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading The aunt proceeded.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'The fault,' she said, 'was mine.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see the hideous mistake I have made.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had not then seen the light.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'The fault,' she said, 'was mine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The aunt proceeded.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I had not then seen the light.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'The fault,' she said, 'was mine.
Chapter 8 of Carry On, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 417 sentences of Carry On, Jeeves, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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