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Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 4 of Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Rudyard Kipling holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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.

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Chapter 4 holds 405 sentences of Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.

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"We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.
"I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.
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Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!
Line 2
For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.
Line 3
She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."
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Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.
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"I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “"I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “"I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.”

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Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

accordin

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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

body

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

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

Buchanan

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From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

chief

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

From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.

closed

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From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

coming

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

From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.

complex

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From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

conflictin

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

Dimbula

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

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

drive

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

elasteecity

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

ends

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

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

engineer

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

From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

forth

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

Frazier

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

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

gale

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

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

give

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

heart

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

here

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

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

highly

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

I'm

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

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

it's

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

learn

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

likely

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

little

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

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

Miss

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

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

modulus

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

more

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

Mr

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

From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

nothin

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

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

o

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

obsairve

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

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

personal

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

reegid

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

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

rest

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

rough

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

sayin

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

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

sense

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

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

she'll

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

She's

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

ship

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

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

steer

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

strains

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

structure

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

sweetened

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

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

tak

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

tissues

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.

trip

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

various

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mr. Buchanan, the chief engineer, was coming toward them.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

weather

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

From this reading "We can no more than drive and steer her, and so forth; but if we have rough weather this trip--it's likely--she'll learn the rest by heart!

wi

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

From this reading She's a highly complex structure o' various an' conflictin' strains, wi' tissues that must give an' tak' accordin' to her personal modulus of elasteecity."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.

ye'll

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

From this reading For a ship, ye'll obsairve, Miss Frazier, is in no sense a reegid body closed at both ends.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "I'm sayin' to Miss Frazier, here, that our little _Dimbula_ has to be sweetened yet, and nothin' but a gale will do it.