Chapter 16 of Debits and credits is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Debits and credits is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“For my Great Luke. He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.” “No wonder. He was a physician. You’re not.”
Chapter 16 of Debits and credits is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.””
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.””
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.””
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ““For my Great Luke.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading ““For my Great Luke.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “He was a physician.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ““No wonder.”
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.
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In this reading “He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.””
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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 He was a physician.
(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 He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For my Great Luke.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “For my Great Luke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a physician.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “For my Great Luke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “For my Great Luke.
not any; not one
From this reading “No wonder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You’re not.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He was a physician.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a physician.
at the time that
From this reading He’s the master-hand of all Four when it comes to devils.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “No wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re not.”
Chapter 16 of Debits and credits by Rudyard Kipling holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 16 holds 396 sentences of Debits and credits, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Debits and credits by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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