Chapter 19 of Actions and reactions is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Actions and reactions is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar. “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose. “It was. By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?” Summa.
Chapter 19 of Actions and reactions is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading ““I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.”
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading ““You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading ““You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading ““I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ““I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading ““I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?””
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading ““I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.”
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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 “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
cut with a saw
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summa.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I saw it was a vital question from the first,” responded Penfentenyou, and blew his nose.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You--you saw it all, then?” said Lord Lundie, rebuttoning his nineteen-inch collar.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By the way, d'you mind telling me your name?”
Chapter 19 of Actions and reactions by Rudyard Kipling holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 19 holds 212 sentences of Actions and reactions, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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