Chapter 6 of Just so stories is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Just so stories is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said. ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language. If you can, we’ve found the Secret.’ ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy. ‘Shu-ya.
Chapter 6 of Just so stories is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.”
the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
From this reading “‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.”
chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
From this reading “‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
set up or found
From this reading If you can, we’ve found the Secret.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
engage in
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading If you can, we’ve found the Secret.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Shu-ya.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading ‘Snake--pole--broken--egg--carp--tail and carp-mouth,’ said Taffy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘Don’t look up, Taffy,’ he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you can, we’ve found the Secret.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Try if you can make out what that means in the Tegumai language.
Chapter 6 of Just so stories by Rudyard Kipling holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 6 holds 199 sentences of Just so stories, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Just so stories by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
Work through the 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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