Chapter 8 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Quite.” “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe. I stole from my room and went downstairs. The pie seemed to beckon me.” I nodded.
Chapter 8 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “The pie seemed to beckon me.””
on a floor below
From this reading “I stole from my room and went downstairs.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “I nodded.”
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “The pie seemed to beckon me.””
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ““Quite.””
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
From this reading ““Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ““Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “I stole from my room and went downstairs.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I stole from my room and went downstairs.
signal with the hands or nod
From this reading The pie seemed to beckon me.”
on a floor below
From this reading I stole from my room and went downstairs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I stole from my room and went downstairs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The pie seemed to beckon me.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stole from my room and went downstairs.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading I nodded.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading The pie seemed to beckon me.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Quite.”
fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
From this reading “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I stole from my room and went downstairs.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The pie seemed to beckon me.”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading I stole from my room and went downstairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pie seemed to beckon me.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
(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 “Well, round about one a.m. I thought the time was ripe.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I stole from my room and went downstairs.
Chapter 8 of Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 419 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 8 holds 419 sentences of Right Ho, Jeeves, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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