Chapter 12 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there. The men showed their knives and told their tale. The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us. The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling! He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
Chapter 12 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.”
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading “He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.”
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading “The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!”
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “The men showed their knives and told their tale.”
completely unclothed
From this reading “He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!”
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading “The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
(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 ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
in addition
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
moving swiftly
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
immediately past
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
the force of workers available
From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
completely unclothed
From this reading He knew the Knife had come to the Naked Chalk at last--at last!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The men showed their knives and told their tale.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sheep guards also had seen The Beast flying from us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The Beast went west across the river in packs--howling!
at the time that
From this reading ‘When we came to the Dew-ponds all our people were there.
Chapter 12 of Rewards and Fairies 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 12 holds 208 sentences of Rewards and Fairies, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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