Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18
Chapter 18 of Plain Tales from the Hills is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Plain Tales from the Hills
Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18
Chapter 18 of Plain Tales from the Hills is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Plain Tales from the Hills
Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18
Chapter 18 of Plain Tales from the Hills is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 18 of Plain Tales from the Hills contain?
Chapter 18 holds 183 sentences of Plain Tales from the Hills, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 18 of Plain Tales from the Hills?
Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 37 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.
Can chapter 18 be read aloud to me?
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 18 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Questions about reading Plain Tales from the Hills
Common questions about reading Plain Tales from the Hills by Rudyard Kipling on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Plain Tales from the Hills?
Yes. All 3876 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #1858 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Plain Tales from the Hills is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #1858, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Plain Tales from the Hills take to read?
About 323 minutes of reading across 776 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Plain Tales from the Hills section by section
How to work through Plain Tales from the Hills section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Plain Tales from the Hills
Words and structures a reader meets early in Plain Tales from the Hills, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Error
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Plain Tales from the Hills; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Fraud
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Plain Tales from the Hills; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Tod's
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Plain Tales from the Hills; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Amendment
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Plain Tales from the Hills; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.