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Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Kim is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Who hath desired the Seathe immense and contemptuous surges?
The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails low-volleying thunder?
His Sea in no wonder the samehis Sea and the same in each wonder His Sea that his being fulfils?
So and no otherwiseso and no otherwise hill-men desire their hills!
The Sea and the Hills.
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Kim

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Kim is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/106 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Who hath desired the Seathe immense and contemptuous surges?
Line 2
The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit mergesThe orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunderUnheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sailslow-volleying thunder?
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His Sea in no wonder the samehis Sea and the same in each wonderHis Sea that his being fulfils?
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So and no otherwiseso and no otherwise hill-men desire their hills!
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The Sea and the Hills.
/ðə siː ənd ðə hɪlz/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

flaws noun US /flɔːz/

plural of “flaw” — an imperfection in an object or machine

From this reading “The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?”

merges verb US /ˈmɜːrdʒɪz/

third-person singular of “merge” — become one

From this reading “The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?”

ridged adjective US /rɪdʒd/

having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship

From this reading “The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?”

sapphire adjective US /ˈsæfaɪər/

of something having the color of a blue sapphire

From this reading “The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?”

stumble verb US /ˈstʌmbəl/

walk unsteadily

From this reading “The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?”

surges noun US /ˈsɜːrdʒəz/

plural of “surge” — a sudden forceful flow

From this reading “Who hath desired the Sea—the immense and contemptuous surges?”

swerve noun US /swɜːrv/

the act of turning aside suddenly

From this reading “The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?”

Unheralded adjective US /ənˈherəldɪd/

without warning or announcement

From this reading “The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Who hath desired the Sea—the immense and contemptuous surges?

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading His Sea in no wonder the same—his Sea and the same in each wonder— His Sea that his being fulfils?

bowspritnoun

a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

cliff-lurking

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

cloudsnounUS /klaʊdz/

plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

contemptuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtemptʃuːəs/

expressing extreme contempt

From this reading Who hath desired the Sea—the immense and contemptuous surges?

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading So and no otherwise—so and no otherwise hill-men desire their hills!

desiredadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərd/

wanted intensely

From this reading Who hath desired the Sea—the immense and contemptuous surges?

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading His Sea in no wonder the same—his Sea and the same in each wonder— His Sea that his being fulfils?

ereconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

flawsnounUS /flɔːz/

plural of “flaw” — an imperfection in an object or machine

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

fulfils

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His Sea in no wonder the same—his Sea and the same in each wonder— His Sea that his being fulfils?

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading Who hath desired the Sea—the immense and contemptuous surges?

head-sails

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

hill-men

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So and no otherwise—so and no otherwise hill-men desire their hills!

hillsnounUS /hɪlz/

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading So and no otherwise—so and no otherwise hill-men desire their hills!

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His Sea in no wonder the same—his Sea and the same in each wonder— His Sea that his being fulfils?

immenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmens/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading Who hath desired the Sea—the immense and contemptuous surges?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading His Sea in no wonder the same—his Sea and the same in each wonder— His Sea that his being fulfils?

low-volleying

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

mergesverbUS /ˈmɜːrdʒɪz/

third-person singular of “merge” — become one

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading His Sea in no wonder the same—his Sea and the same in each wonder— His Sea that his being fulfils?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

orderlynounUS /ˈɔːrdərli/

a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

otherwiseadverbUS /ˈʌðərwaɪz/

in other respects or ways

From this reading So and no otherwise—so and no otherwise hill-men desire their hills!

ridgedadjectiveUS /rɪdʒd/

having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

roaringnounUS /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/

a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading His Sea in no wonder the same—his Sea and the same in each wonder— His Sea that his being fulfils?

sapphireadjectiveUS /ˈsæfaɪər/

of something having the color of a blue sapphire

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

SeanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Who hath desired the Sea—the immense and contemptuous surges?

shudderverbUS /ˈʃʌdər/

shake, as from cold

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So and no otherwise—so and no otherwise hill-men desire their hills!

star-stabbing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

stumbleverbUS /ˈstʌmbəl/

walk unsteadily

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

surgesnounUS /ˈsɜːrdʒəz/

plural of “surge” — a sudden forceful flow

From this reading Who hath desired the Sea—the immense and contemptuous surges?

swervenounUS /swɜːrv/

the act of turning aside suddenly

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading His Sea in no wonder the same—his Sea and the same in each wonder— His Sea that his being fulfils?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Who hath desired the Sea—the immense and contemptuous surges?

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading So and no otherwise—so and no otherwise hill-men desire their hills!

thereunder

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

thunderverbUS /ˈθʌndər/

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

TradesnounUS /treɪdz/

plural of “trade” — the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

UnheraldedadjectiveUS /ənˈherəldɪd/

without warning or announcement

From this reading The shudder, the stumble, the swerve ere the star-stabbing bowsprit merges— The orderly clouds of the Trades and the ridged roaring sapphire thereunder— Unheralded cliff-lurking flaws and the head-sails’ low-volleying thunder?

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who hath desired the Sea—the immense and contemptuous surges?

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading His Sea in no wonder the same—his Sea and the same in each wonder— His Sea that his being fulfils?

Chapter 13 of Kim by Rudyard Kipling holds 530 sentences, grouped into 106 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.

What does chapter 13 of Kim contain?

Chapter 13 holds 530 sentences of Kim, unabridged, divided into 106 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of Kim by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 530 sentences, grouped into 106 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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Vocabulary met early in Kim

Words and structures a reader meets early in Kim, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Tread
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Narrow
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tophet-flare
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Judgment
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Kim; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.