Chapter 14 of Carry On, Jeeves is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Carry On, Jeeves is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Now listen, Bingo,' I said. 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.' 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.' 'No, you aren't. I was staying at Easeby.
Chapter 14 of Carry On, Jeeves is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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 verbal act of requesting
From this reading “'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'”
a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
From this reading “'Now listen, Bingo,' I said.”
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
From this reading “'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'”
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading “'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'”
with resolute determination
From this reading “'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I was staying at Easeby.”
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.
reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
In this reading “'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'”
reside temporarily
In this reading “I was staying at Easeby.”
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.
(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 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No, you aren't.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
From this reading 'Now listen, Bingo,' I said.
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
cause to move by pulling
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
with resolute determination
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
used as intensifiers
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Now listen, Bingo,' I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
hear with intention
From this reading 'Now listen, Bingo,' I said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, you aren't.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Now listen, Bingo,' I said.
and nothing more
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Now listen, Bingo,' I said.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I was staying at Easeby.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was staying at Easeby.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'But, dash it, I'm only asking you to do what you did at Easeby.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I'm frightfully sorry for you and all that, but I must firmly draw the line at burglary.'
Chapter 14 of Carry On, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 14 holds 395 sentences of Carry On, Jeeves, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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