Chapter 5 of My man Jeeves is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of My man Jeeves is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it. “Very well, my boy,” he said. “What-o!” said Bicky. “All right, then.” * * * * * “Jeeves,” I said.
Chapter 5 of My man Jeeves is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extreme mental distress
From this reading “A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.”
a youthful male person
From this reading ““Very well, my boy,” he said.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.”
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading “A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading ““All right, then.””
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
(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 “All right, then.”
extreme mental distress
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
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From this reading “What-o!” said Bicky.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Very well, my boy,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * “Jeeves,” I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * “Jeeves,” I said.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Very well, my boy,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
above and across; more than
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right, then.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Very well, my boy,” he said.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A look of anguish passed over old Chiswick’s face, then he seemed to be resigned to it.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well, my boy,” he said.
(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 “Very well, my boy,” he said.
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From this reading “What-o!” said Bicky.
Chapter 5 of My man 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 5 holds 417 sentences of My man Jeeves, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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