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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 V

Chapter 5 of Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Rudyard Kipling • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Rudyard Kipling holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.

What does chapter 5 of Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II contain?

Chapter 5 holds 398 sentences of Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.

How do I study chapter 5 of Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II?

Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 80 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.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 can be played aloud in United States English.

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About 237 minutes of reading across 571 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.
That would come later.
The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.
The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.
The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.
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Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.
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That would come later.
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The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.
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The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.
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The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.”

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Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.”

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Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.”

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Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “That would come later.”

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All words in this reading · 81

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 The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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Ash

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From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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Bernardino

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From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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car

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From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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Cheyne's

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From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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cinders

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From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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Colorado

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From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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come

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From this reading That would come later.

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cracked

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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crushed

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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desert

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

From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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drivers

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From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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drought

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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dry

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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dust

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

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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east

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

From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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Flagstaff

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From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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flicked

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

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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followed

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

From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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forests

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

Pending verification
Fork

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

Pending verification
fro

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

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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glare

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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grade

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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grades

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

Pending verification
hammering

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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heat

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

From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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hills

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

From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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ice

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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later

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

From this reading That would come later.

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long

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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Mohave

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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Mrs

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

Pending verification
neck

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

Pending verification
needle

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

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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Needles

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

From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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past

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

Pending verification
put

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

Pending verification
quarries

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

Pending verification
rattled

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

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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remote

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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River

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

From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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roof

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

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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San

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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six-foot

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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skies

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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speed

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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speed-indicator

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

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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sucked

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

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That would come later.

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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toiled

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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turned

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

From this reading The heat of the desert followed the heat of the hills as they turned east to the Needles and the Colorado River.

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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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up

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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utter

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

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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wagged

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

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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wastes

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From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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way

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

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The six-foot drivers were hammering their way to San Bernardino and the Mohave wastes, but this was no grade for speed.

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wheels

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

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The car cracked in the utter drought and glare, and they put crushed ice to Mrs. Cheyne's neck, and toiled up the long, long grades, past Ash Fork, toward Flagstaff, where the forests and quarries are, under the dry, remote skies.

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whirl

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

From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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whirling

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From this reading The needle of the speed-indicator flicked and wagged to and fro, the cinders rattled on the roof, and a whirl of dust sucked after the whirling wheels.

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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading That would come later.

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