Chapter 1 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RAYMOND NEEDHAM, K.C. “Jeeves,” I said, “may I speak frankly?” “Certainly, sir.” “What I have to say may wound you.” “Not at all, sir.”
Chapter 1 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading ““Certainly, sir.””
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading ““Jeeves,” I said, “may I speak frankly?””
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Jeeves,” I said, “may I speak frankly?””
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ““Jeeves,” I said, “may I speak frankly?””
express in words
From this reading ““What I have to say may wound you.””
term of address for a man
From this reading ““Certainly, sir.””
express in speech
From this reading ““Jeeves,” I said, “may I speak frankly?””
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading ““What I have to say may wound you.””
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(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 “Not at all, sir.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Not at all, sir.”
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading RAYMOND NEEDHAM, K.C.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly, sir.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “Jeeves,” I said, “may I speak frankly?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What I have to say may wound you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Jeeves,” I said, “may I speak frankly?”
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From this reading “Jeeves,” I said, “may I speak frankly?”
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading RAYMOND NEEDHAM, K.C.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Jeeves,” I said, “may I speak frankly?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RAYMOND NEEDHAM, K.C.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not at all, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RAYMOND NEEDHAM, K.C.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Jeeves,” I said, “may I speak frankly?”
express in words
From this reading “What I have to say may wound you.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Certainly, sir.”
express in speech
From this reading “Jeeves,” I said, “may I speak frankly?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What I have to say may wound you.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What I have to say may wound you.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “What I have to say may wound you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What I have to say may wound you.”
Chapter 1 of Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 1 holds 429 sentences of Right Ho, Jeeves, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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