Chapter 21 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly. ‘Zack Tutshom?’ ‘No, Jack Marget,’ said Mr Culpeper. ‘Jack Marget of New College? The little merry man that stammered so?
Chapter 21 of Rewards and Fairies is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “‘Jack Marget of New College?”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “‘No, Jack Marget,’ said Mr Culpeper.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The little merry man that stammered so?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The little merry man that stammered so?”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “The little merry man that stammered so?”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “‘Jack Marget of New College?”
a mischievous sprite of English folklore
From this reading “‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.”
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the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading ‘Jack Marget of New College?
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From this reading ‘No, Jack Marget,’ said Mr Culpeper.
a small worthless amount
From this reading ‘No, Jack Marget,’ said Mr Culpeper.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little merry man that stammered so?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The little merry man that stammered so?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No, Jack Marget,’ said Mr Culpeper.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The little merry man that stammered so?
a form of address for a man
From this reading ‘No, Jack Marget,’ said Mr Culpeper.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ‘Jack Marget of New College?
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, Jack Marget,’ said Mr Culpeper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Jack Marget of New College?
a mischievous sprite of English folklore
From this reading ‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little merry man that stammered so?
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From this reading The little merry man that stammered so?
happening unexpectedly
From this reading ‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little merry man that stammered so?
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From this reading ‘Zack Tutshom?’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.
which person or people
From this reading ‘Who was that?’ said Puck suddenly.
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From this reading ‘Zack Tutshom?’
Chapter 21 of Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 21 holds 212 sentences of Rewards and Fairies, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 212 sentences, grouped into 43 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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