Chapter 18 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Middlin' well.' Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door. 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year. Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week. Mine was a Marsh woman.'
Chapter 18 of Puck of Pook's Hill is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.”
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.”
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mine was a Marsh woman.'”
exactly
From this reading “Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.”
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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 Mine was a Marsh woman.'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Middlin' well.'
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mine was a Marsh woman.'
type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
exactly
From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Hobden let himself down on the coals by the fire-door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Carter to Mus' Plum I was, gettin' ten shillin's week.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Middlin' well.'
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading 'I was courtin' my woman on the Marsh that year.
Chapter 18 of Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 18 holds 216 sentences of Puck of Pook's Hill, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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