Chapter 8 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Really mad?’ said Una. ‘Or just silly?’ ‘Crazy, I should say--from the things she does. Her devotion to me is terribly embarrassing. You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
Chapter 8 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
From this reading “You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “‘Crazy, I should say--from the things she does.”
feelings of ardent love
From this reading “Her devotion to me is terribly embarrassing.”
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading “Her devotion to me is terribly embarrassing.”
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “‘Or just silly?’”
plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading “You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Her devotion to me is terribly embarrassing.”
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(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 You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
From this reading You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading ‘Crazy, I should say--from the things she does.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading Her devotion to me is terribly embarrassing.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Crazy, I should say--from the things she does.
hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
From this reading Her devotion to me is terribly embarrassing.
apart from; not including
From this reading You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘Crazy, I should say--from the things she does.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her devotion to me is terribly embarrassing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Crazy, I should say--from the things she does.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her devotion to me is terribly embarrassing.
and nothing more
From this reading ‘Or just silly?’
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
roused to anger
From this reading ‘Really mad?’ said Una.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her devotion to me is terribly embarrassing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Or just silly?’
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ‘Really mad?’ said Una.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Really mad?’ said Una.
express in words
From this reading ‘Crazy, I should say--from the things she does.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Crazy, I should say--from the things she does.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘Crazy, I should say--from the things she does.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading ‘Or just silly?’
plural of “tenant” — someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Her devotion to me is terribly embarrassing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Crazy, I should say--from the things she does.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ‘Crazy, I should say--from the things she does.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her devotion to me is terribly embarrassing.
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From this reading ‘Really mad?’ said Una.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know I have all the keys of the Hall except the brewery and the tenants’ kitchen.
Chapter 8 of Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling holds 220 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 8 holds 220 sentences of Rewards and Fairies, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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