Chapter 13 of Kangaroo is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Kangaroo is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Mut!_ _Muth!_ A good word. Better even than _courage_. Virtue, _virtus_, manliness. _Mut_--manliness. Not braggadaccio or insolence.
Chapter 13 of Kangaroo is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Better even than _courage_.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
divisible by two
From this reading “Better even than _courage_.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “_Mut!_ _Muth!_ A good word.”
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
From this reading “Not braggadaccio or insolence.”
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading “Virtue, _virtus_, manliness.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “_Mut!_ _Muth!_ A good word.”
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.
something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable
In this reading “_Mut!_ _Muth!_ A good word.”
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 _Mut!_ _Muth!_ A good word.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better even than _courage_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not braggadaccio or insolence.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Better even than _courage_.
divisible by two
From this reading Better even than _courage_.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Mut!_ _Muth!_ A good word.
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
From this reading Not braggadaccio or insolence.
the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male
From this reading Virtue, _virtus_, manliness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mut!_ _Muth!_ A good word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Mut!_ _Muth!_ A good word.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not braggadaccio or insolence.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not braggadaccio or insolence.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Better even than _courage_.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Virtue, _virtus_, manliness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Virtue, _virtus_, manliness.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading _Mut!_ _Muth!_ A good word.
Chapter 13 of Kangaroo by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 408 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 13 holds 408 sentences of Kangaroo, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Kangaroo by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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How to work through Kangaroo section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Kangaroo, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
