Chapter 6 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS T. You _must_ have. He belongs to the Harrar set. I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him. He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache. He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
Chapter 6 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “He belongs to the Harrar set.”
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading “He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.”
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.”
third-person singular of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading “He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.”
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.”
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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 He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
any thing at all
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MISS T. You _must_ have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
third-person singular of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
and nothing more
From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS T. You _must_ have.
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading MISS T. You _must_ have.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
express in words
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading MISS T. You _must_ have.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
at the time that
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MISS T. You _must_ have.
Chapter 6 of Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 6 holds 405 sentences of Soldiers Three, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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