Chapter 10 of Plain Tales from the Hills is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Plain Tales from the Hills is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Three Men had also a month's leave each. Peythroppe put the Gazette down and said bad words. Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up. After that I don't know what happened. This much is certain.
Chapter 10 of Plain Tales from the Hills is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call forth
From this reading “Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.”
form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading “Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.”
plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading “Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.”
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
From this reading “Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.”
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading “Peythroppe put the Gazette down and said bad words.”
emit long loud cries
From this reading “Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.”
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “The Three Men had also a month's leave each.”
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Three Men had also a month's leave each.
later than; following
From this reading After that I don't know what happened.
in addition
From this reading The Three Men had also a month's leave each.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peythroppe put the Gazette down and said bad words.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Peythroppe put the Gazette down and said bad words.
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From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
call forth
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading This much is certain.
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Peythroppe put the Gazette down and said bad words.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The Three Men had also a month's leave each.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading Peythroppe put the Gazette down and said bad words.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Three Men had also a month's leave each.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading After that I don't know what happened.
emit long loud cries
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After that I don't know what happened.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This much is certain.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading After that I don't know what happened.
go away from a place
From this reading The Three Men had also a month's leave each.
the force of workers available
From this reading The Three Men had also a month's leave each.
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The Three Men had also a month's leave each.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This much is certain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peythroppe put the Gazette down and said bad words.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Peythroppe put the Gazette down and said bad words.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Peythroppe put the Gazette down and said bad words.
be seated
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Three Men had also a month's leave each.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This much is certain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Three Men had also a month's leave each.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After that I don't know what happened.
at the time that
From this reading Then there came from the compound the soft “pad-pad” of camels--“thieves' camels,” the bikaneer breed that don't bubble and howl when they sit down and get up.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Peythroppe put the Gazette down and said bad words.
Chapter 10 of Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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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