Chapter 12 of Jungle and Stream is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Jungle and Stream is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUL THE ELEPHANT "Bother the old cobra! Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned. Well, there, quite well, thank you; how do you do?" "But you might tell me, Hal." "Why, I am telling you.
Chapter 12 of Jungle and Stream is here in full — 347 sentences across 70 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.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “SUL THE ELEPHANT "Bother the old cobra!”
venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
From this reading “SUL THE ELEPHANT "Bother the old cobra!”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “SUL THE ELEPHANT "Bother the old cobra!”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.”
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading “Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"Why, I am telling you.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Well, there, quite well, thank you; how do you do?"”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Why, I am telling you.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading SUL THE ELEPHANT "Bother the old cobra!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you might tell me, Hal."
venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood
From this reading SUL THE ELEPHANT "Bother the old cobra!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, there, quite well, thank you; how do you do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading SUL THE ELEPHANT "Bother the old cobra!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you might tell me, Hal."
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, there, quite well, thank you; how do you do?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But you might tell me, Hal."
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "But you might tell me, Hal."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading SUL THE ELEPHANT "Bother the old cobra!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Well, there, quite well, thank you; how do you do?"
express in words
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUL THE ELEPHANT "Bother the old cobra!
express in words
From this reading "But you might tell me, Hal."
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Why, I am telling you.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Well, there, quite well, thank you; how do you do?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUL THE ELEPHANT "Bother the old cobra!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, there, quite well, thank you; how do you do?"
a special situation
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't say any more about it; I hate to hear the thing mentioned.
(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, there, quite well, thank you; how do you do?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, I am telling you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, there, quite well, thank you; how do you do?"
Chapter 12 of Jungle and Stream by George Manville Fenn holds 347 sentences, grouped into 70 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 347 sentences of Jungle and Stream, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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