Chapter 7 of My man Jeeves is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of My man Jeeves is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We must hurry up, Jimmy,” I said. “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.” “And we haven’t an understudy,” said Jimmy. “There’s something in that. We must work!
Chapter 7 of My man Jeeves is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 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.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading ““The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.””
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading ““We must hurry up, Jimmy,” I said.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading ““We must hurry up, Jimmy,” I said.”
possessive form of “kid” — a young person of either sex
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““There’s something in that.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading ““The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.””
an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
From this reading ““And we haven’t an understudy,” said Jimmy.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “We must work!”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “And we haven’t an understudy,” said Jimmy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And we haven’t an understudy,” said Jimmy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “We must hurry up, Jimmy,” I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We must hurry up, Jimmy,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There’s something in that.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “We must hurry up, Jimmy,” I said.
possessive form of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must hurry up, Jimmy,” I said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We must hurry up, Jimmy,” I said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There’s something in that.
carry out
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There’s something in that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s something in that.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “The kid’s uncle may arrive any day now and take him away.”
an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
From this reading “And we haven’t an understudy,” said Jimmy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “We must hurry up, Jimmy,” I said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must hurry up, Jimmy,” I said.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading We must work!
Chapter 7 of My man Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 7 holds 403 sentences of My man Jeeves, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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