Chapter 20 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 20 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling. ‘It was a joyful day for me. I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us. Yes--yess! One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
Chapter 20 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a bishop of highest rank
From this reading “‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.”
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.”
full of or producing joy
From this reading “‘It was a joyful day for me.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.”
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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 ‘It was a joyful day for me.
(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 ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ‘It was a joyful day for me.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘It was a joyful day for me.
set up or found
From this reading I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.
in a gradual manner
From this reading One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
full of or producing joy
From this reading ‘It was a joyful day for me.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘It was a joyful day for me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
a genus of Ploceidae
From this reading I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.
To recall to mind.
From this reading ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It was a joyful day for me.
(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 ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
in or at the place that
From this reading I had learned a great deal on that rock where Padda found us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One should deal kindly with all the creatures of God, and gently with their masters.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes--yess!
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From this reading Yes--yess!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I think you remember it all too well,’ said the Archbishop, smiling.
Chapter 20 of Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 20 holds 205 sentences of Rewards and Fairies, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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