Chapter 11 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor. Suppose we get sunstroke, or a fever?" "'Then die," I said, "and a good riddance to Rome! Up shield--up spears, and tighten your foot-wear!" "'Don't think yourself Emperor of Britain already," a fellow shouted.
Chapter 11 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading “"'Don't think yourself Emperor of Britain already," a fellow shouted.”
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “"'Don't think yourself Emperor of Britain already," a fellow shouted.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “Suppose we get sunstroke, or a fever?"”
the act of removing or getting rid of something
From this reading “"'Then die," I said, "and a good riddance to Rome!”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “"'Then die," I said, "and a good riddance to Rome!”
a protective covering or structure
From this reading “Up shield--up spears, and tighten your foot-wear!"”
plural of “spear” — a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading “Up shield--up spears, and tighten your foot-wear!"”
make tight or tighter
From this reading “Up shield--up spears, and tighten your foot-wear!"”
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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 "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "'Don't think yourself Emperor of Britain already," a fellow shouted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading "'Don't think yourself Emperor of Britain already," a fellow shouted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "'Then die," I said, "and a good riddance to Rome!
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Don't think yourself Emperor of Britain already," a fellow shouted.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading "'Don't think yourself Emperor of Britain already," a fellow shouted.
a boy or man
From this reading "'Don't think yourself Emperor of Britain already," a fellow shouted.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Suppose we get sunstroke, or a fever?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Up shield--up spears, and tighten your foot-wear!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Suppose we get sunstroke, or a fever?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "'Then die," I said, "and a good riddance to Rome!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Then die," I said, "and a good riddance to Rome!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Suppose we get sunstroke, or a fever?"
the act of removing or getting rid of something
From this reading "'Then die," I said, "and a good riddance to Rome!
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading "'Then die," I said, "and a good riddance to Rome!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
a protective covering or structure
From this reading Up shield--up spears, and tighten your foot-wear!"
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "'Don't think yourself Emperor of Britain already," a fellow shouted.
plural of “spear” — a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
From this reading Up shield--up spears, and tighten your foot-wear!"
sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat
From this reading Suppose we get sunstroke, or a fever?"
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose we get sunstroke, or a fever?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "'Then die," I said, "and a good riddance to Rome!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "'Don't think yourself Emperor of Britain already," a fellow shouted.
make tight or tighter
From this reading Up shield--up spears, and tighten your foot-wear!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Then die," I said, "and a good riddance to Rome!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up shield--up spears, and tighten your foot-wear!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "'But it's hot," said one of them, "and we haven't a doctor.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Up shield--up spears, and tighten your foot-wear!"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "'Don't think yourself Emperor of Britain already," a fellow shouted.
Chapter 11 of Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
Chapter 11 holds 208 sentences of Puck of Pook's Hill, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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