Chapter 7 of Land and Sea Tales for Boys and Girls is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Land and Sea Tales for Boys and Girls is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern. “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move. We will try—eh?” “Of course we will. Hi!
Chapter 7 of Land and Sea Tales for Boys and Girls is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading ““Of course we will.”
pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
From this reading ““Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading ““You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ““Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.”
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading ““Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.”
by chance
From this reading ““Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading ““Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “We will try—eh?””
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.
as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course we will.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course we will.
pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We will try—eh?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
an expression of greeting
From this reading Hi!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
immediately past
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
bestow a quality on
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
the force of workers available
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course we will.
by chance
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading We will try—eh?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Then I think we shall disconnect her this side, and perhaps, notwithstanding, she will move.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can lend me some men?” he said at last to the subaltern.
Chapter 7 of Land and Sea Tales for Boys and Girls by Rudyard Kipling holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 7 holds 425 sentences of Land and Sea Tales for Boys and Girls, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Land and Sea Tales for Boys and Girls by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 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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