Chapter 3 of Indian Tales is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Indian Tales is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed. "Ye were there. Fwhat I was thinkin' of! 'Twas another man, av coorse. Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
Chapter 3 of Indian Tales is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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strike violently
From this reading “Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."”
the lower side of anything
From this reading “Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."”
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading “Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."”
possessive form of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “"My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."”
not embarrassed
From this reading “"My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.”
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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 Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
(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 Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading 'Twas another man, av coorse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
From this reading 'Twas another man, av coorse.
strike violently
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
the lower side of anything
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
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From this reading 'Twas another man, av coorse.
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From this reading Fwhat I was thinkin' of!
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From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fwhat I was thinkin' of!
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
a person trained to compete in sports
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'Twas another man, av coorse.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
possessive form of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fwhat I was thinkin' of!
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Ye were there.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
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From this reading Fwhat I was thinkin' of!
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From this reading 'Twas another man, av coorse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
not embarrassed
From this reading "My mind's goin'," said Mulvaney, the unabashed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fwhat I was thinkin' of!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
(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, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ye were there.
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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ye were there.
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From this reading Well, you'll remimber thin, Jock, how we an' the Tyrone met wid a bang at the bottom an' got jammed past all movin' among the Paythans."
Chapter 3 of Indian Tales by Rudyard Kipling holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 3 holds 393 sentences of Indian Tales, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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