Chapter 15 of Plain Tales from the Hills is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of Plain Tales from the Hills is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening. The Legal Member said to Tods: “Is that all?” “All I can remember,” said Tods. “But you should see Ditta Mull's big monkey. It's just like a Councillor Sahib.”
Chapter 15 of Plain Tales from the Hills is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ““But you should see Ditta Mull's big monkey.”
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading “The Legal Member said to Tods: “Is that all?””
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.”
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “The Legal Member said to Tods: “Is that all?””
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading ““But you should see Ditta Mull's big monkey.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““All I can remember,” said Tods.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.”
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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 It's just like a Councillor Sahib.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The Legal Member said to Tods: “Is that all?”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “But you should see Ditta Mull's big monkey.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you should see Ditta Mull's big monkey.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “All I can remember,” said Tods.
a member of a council
From this reading It's just like a Councillor Sahib.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you should see Ditta Mull's big monkey.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “All I can remember,” said Tods.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Legal Member said to Tods: “Is that all?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's just like a Councillor Sahib.”
and nothing more
From this reading It's just like a Councillor Sahib.”
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
From this reading The Legal Member said to Tods: “Is that all?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It's just like a Councillor Sahib.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading The Legal Member said to Tods: “Is that all?”
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “But you should see Ditta Mull's big monkey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you should see Ditta Mull's big monkey.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “All I can remember,” said Tods.
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading It's just like a Councillor Sahib.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Legal Member said to Tods: “Is that all?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “But you should see Ditta Mull's big monkey.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “But you should see Ditta Mull's big monkey.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Legal Member said to Tods: “Is that all?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Legal Member said to Tods: “Is that all?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Here Tods stopped short, for the whole table were listening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you should see Ditta Mull's big monkey.
Chapter 15 of Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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