Chapter 7 of A Diversity of Creatures is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Diversity of Creatures is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Hang it!' said Bobby Trivett. 'We're defeated!' 'By tactics, too,' said Eames. 'I didn't think you knew 'em, Clausewitz. It's a fair score.
Chapter 7 of A Diversity of Creatures is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “'Hang it!' said Bobby Trivett.”
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading “'We're defeated!'”
United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978)
From this reading “'By tactics, too,' said Eames.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “It's a fair score.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “'Hang it!' said Bobby Trivett.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “'I didn't think you knew 'em, Clausewitz.”
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading “It's a fair score.”
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
From this reading “'By tactics, too,' said Eames.”
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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 It's a fair score.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading 'Hang it!' said Bobby Trivett.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'By tactics, too,' said Eames.
Prussian general and military theorist who proposed a doctrine of total war and war as an extension of diplomacy (1780-1831)
From this reading 'I didn't think you knew 'em, Clausewitz.
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading 'We're defeated!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I didn't think you knew 'em, Clausewitz.
United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978)
From this reading 'By tactics, too,' said Eames.
a quad with a square body
From this reading 'I didn't think you knew 'em, Clausewitz.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading It's a fair score.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading 'Hang it!' said Bobby Trivett.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I didn't think you knew 'em, Clausewitz.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Hang it!' said Bobby Trivett.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a fair score.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'I didn't think you knew 'em, Clausewitz.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Hang it!' said Bobby Trivett.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading It's a fair score.
the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
From this reading 'By tactics, too,' said Eames.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'I didn't think you knew 'em, Clausewitz.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading 'By tactics, too,' said Eames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Hang it!' said Bobby Trivett.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'We're defeated!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I didn't think you knew 'em, Clausewitz.
Chapter 7 of A Diversity of Creatures by Rudyard Kipling holds 403 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.
Chapter 7 holds 403 sentences of A Diversity of Creatures, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of A Diversity of Creatures by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 403 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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