Chapter 6 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I don’t see what’s splendid about it. It’s not going to get me anywhere. I shall never be able to ask her to marry me. I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.” “But, dash it, Gussie.
Chapter 6 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 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.
at or in or to any place
From this reading “It’s not going to get me anywhere.”
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.””
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading ““But, dash it, Gussie.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.””
take in marriage
From this reading “I shall never be able to ask her to marry me.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.””
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading ““I don’t see what’s splendid about it.”
a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
From this reading “I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I shall never be able to ask her to marry me.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t see what’s splendid about it.
at or in or to any place
From this reading It’s not going to get me anywhere.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I shall never be able to ask her to marry me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall never be able to ask her to marry me.
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, dash it, Gussie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading “But, dash it, Gussie.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see what’s splendid about it.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It’s not going to get me anywhere.
the act of departing
From this reading It’s not going to get me anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, dash it, Gussie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I shall never be able to ask her to marry me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t see what’s splendid about it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t see what’s splendid about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s not going to get me anywhere.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
take in marriage
From this reading I shall never be able to ask her to marry me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It’s not going to get me anywhere.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I shall never be able to ask her to marry me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It’s not going to get me anywhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I don’t see what’s splendid about it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never be able to ask her to marry me.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “I don’t see what’s splendid about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s not going to get me anywhere.
a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
From this reading I couldn’t find nerve to do that if I lived on wafer biscuits for the rest of my life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t see what’s splendid about it.
Chapter 6 of Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 421 sentences of Right Ho, Jeeves, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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