Chapter 9 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Friends? Absolutely not. One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his. A club acquaintance, and a mere one at that. And then one was at school with the man.”
Chapter 9 of Right Ho, Jeeves is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 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.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Absolutely not.”
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “A club acquaintance, and a mere one at that.”
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading “One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “A club acquaintance, and a mere one at that.”
a boy or man
From this reading “One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “A club acquaintance, and a mere one at that.”
an educational institution
From this reading “And then one was at school with the man.””
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 One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Absolutely not.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading A club acquaintance, and a mere one at that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A club acquaintance, and a mere one at that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A club acquaintance, and a mere one at that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading A club acquaintance, and a mere one at that.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
a boy or man
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Friends?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And then one was at school with the man.”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading A club acquaintance, and a mere one at that.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Absolutely not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
express in words
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
an educational institution
From this reading And then one was at school with the man.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A club acquaintance, and a mere one at that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then one was at school with the man.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
at the time that
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then one was at school with the man.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One was civil, of course, when one met the fellow, but it would be absurd to say one was a friend of his.
Chapter 9 of Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse holds 427 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 9 holds 427 sentences of Right Ho, Jeeves, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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