Chapter 12 of Indian Tales is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Indian Tales is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney. "Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads." Ortheris turned to frown across the valley. He had not been nursed by many women in his life. "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
Chapter 12 of Indian Tales is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “"Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “"Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.”
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Ortheris turned to frown across the valley.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “"Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."”
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading “"Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “"Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.”
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading “Ortheris turned to frown across the valley.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Ortheris turned to frown across the valley.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."
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 "Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been nursed by many women in his life.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading "Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Ortheris turned to frown across the valley.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not been nursed by many women in his life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not been nursed by many women in his life.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not been nursed by many women in his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not been nursed by many women in his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He had not been nursed by many women in his life.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He had not been nursed by many women in his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been nursed by many women in his life.
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ortheris turned to frown across the valley.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading "Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
a special situation
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Ortheris turned to frown across the valley.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "Dir' cheap at the price av twenty broken heads."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Ortheris turned to frown across the valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
at the time that
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "An' then Dr. Warbottom comes ridin' up, an' Jesse Roantree along with 'im.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He had not been nursed by many women in his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Faith, it's a good thing to be nursed by a woman when you're sick!" said Mulvaney.
Chapter 12 of Indian Tales by Rudyard Kipling holds 410 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 12 holds 410 sentences of Indian Tales, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Indian Tales by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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