Chapter 8 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANTHONY. Mrs. Herriott! BLAYNE. (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools. MACKESY.
Chapter 8 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “ANTHONY.”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “(_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.”
usually; as a rule
From this reading “(_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Herriott!”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “(_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “(_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “(_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “(_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
later than; following
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading ANTHONY.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLAYNE.
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
usually; as a rule
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Herriott!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MACKESY.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Herriott!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading (_After a long pause, to the room generally._) It's my notion that we are a set of fools.
Chapter 8 of Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 8 holds 412 sentences of Soldiers Three, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 8 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 7579 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #6120 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #6120, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1516 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Soldiers Three section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 19 chapters of Soldiers Three to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Soldiers Three, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
