Chapter 11 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPT. G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots. MRS. G. We're the only two sensible people in the world! Ask the eagle.
Chapter 11 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Ask the eagle.”
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “Ask the eagle.”
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds
From this reading “G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.”
plural of “idiot” — a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.”
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!”
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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 G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ask the eagle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPT.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Ask the eagle.
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
plural of “idiot” — a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
and nothing more
From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading G. Little Featherweight, it's my opinion that we _are_ a couple of idiots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading G. We're the only two sensible people in the world!
Chapter 11 of Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 11 holds 416 sentences of Soldiers Three, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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