Chapter 7 of In Black and White is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of In Black and White is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It’s God’s will,” they said. “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat. Let us light a fire and cook food. We be tired men.” They looked at the litter inquiringly.
Chapter 7 of In Black and White is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading ““We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “Let us light a fire and cook food.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading ““We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading ““We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “Let us light a fire and cook food.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading “They looked at the litter inquiringly.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “We be tired men.””
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “They looked at the litter inquiringly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They looked at the litter inquiringly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We be tired men.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
travel across or pass over
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
divisible by two
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “It’s God’s will,” they said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
in an inquiring manner
From this reading They looked at the litter inquiringly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s God’s will,” they said.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal
From this reading They looked at the litter inquiringly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They looked at the litter inquiringly.
the force of workers available
From this reading We be tired men.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s God’s will,” they said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They looked at the litter inquiringly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s God’s will,” they said.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading We be tired men.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It’s God’s will,” they said.
Chapter 7 of In Black and White by Rudyard Kipling holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of In Black and White, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of In Black and White by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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