Chapter 6 of Debits and credits is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Debits and credits is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley. “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?” “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.” “What _did_ ye do, then?” “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
Chapter 6 of Debits and credits is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?””
a young person of either sex
From this reading ““She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.””
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading ““’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ““Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ““Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading ““’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading ““’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ““’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.”
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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 “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What _did_ ye do, then?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
not any; not one
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “What _did_ ye do, then?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”
(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, I never!” said Mrs. Fettley.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What _did_ ye do, then?”
at the time that
From this reading “’Sat in me own room ’stid o’ the kitchen when me ’eddicks come on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She askt me to, but I wouldn’t ’ave no such dealin’s with a child.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Did--did ye foller it up, anyways?”
Chapter 6 of Debits and credits by Rudyard Kipling holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 409 sentences of Debits and credits, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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