Chapter 9 of Debits and credits is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Debits and credits is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Not in the least,” I replied quickly. “But what have you done with your scenario?” “Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.” “Would you sell it?” “_No_, sir.”
Chapter 9 of Debits and credits is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading ““Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.””
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading ““Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.””
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading ““Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.””
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading ““Not in the least,” I replied quickly.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading ““Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.””
with speed
From this reading ““Not in the least,” I replied quickly.”
an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
From this reading ““But what have you done with your scenario?””
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading ““Would you sell it?””
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.
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But what have you done with your scenario?”
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “But what have you done with your scenario?”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But what have you done with your scenario?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Not in the least,” I replied quickly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Not in the least,” I replied quickly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Not in the least,” I replied quickly.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.”
not any; not one
From this reading “_No_, sir.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not in the least,” I replied quickly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Deposited it in the Bank of England at London.”
with speed
From this reading “Not in the least,” I replied quickly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Not in the least,” I replied quickly.
an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)
From this reading “But what have you done with your scenario?”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “Would you sell it?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “_No_, sir.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Not in the least,” I replied quickly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what have you done with your scenario?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But what have you done with your scenario?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you sell it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But what have you done with your scenario?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But what have you done with your scenario?”
Chapter 9 of Debits and credits by Rudyard Kipling holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of Debits and credits, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Debits and credits by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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Words and structures a reader meets early in Debits and credits, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
