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Chapter 6 of A Diversity of Creatures is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney. She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup. 'No--no,' she said, gulping. 'It's not hysterics. Yo' see I've no call to hev 'em any more.
Chapter 6 of A Diversity of Creatures is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.”
past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading “Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.”
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading “Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.”
a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
From this reading “'No--no,' she said, gulping.”
an attack of hysteria
From this reading “'It's not hysterics.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.”
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Yo' see I've no call to hev 'em any more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Yo' see I've no call to hev 'em any more.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
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From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
past form of “collapse” — break down, literally or metaphorically
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Yo' see I've no call to hev 'em any more.
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
a spasmodic reflex of the throat made as if in swallowing
From this reading 'No--no,' she said, gulping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yo' see I've no call to hev 'em any more.
an attack of hysteria
From this reading 'It's not hysterics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yo' see I've no call to hev 'em any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It's not hysterics.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yo' see I've no call to hev 'em any more.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No--no,' she said, gulping.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'It's not hysterics.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'No--no,' she said, gulping.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yo' see I've no call to hev 'em any more.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yo' see I've no call to hev 'em any more.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Miss Henschil leaned forward and collapsed, as Conroy told her afterwards, like a factory chimney.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She came out of her swoon with teeth that chattered on the cup.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yo' see I've no call to hev 'em any more.
Chapter 6 of A Diversity of Creatures by Rudyard Kipling holds 405 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.
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