Chapter XII
Chapter 12
Chapter 12 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. G. What's skittles? Pah! What _is_ this leather cleaned with? CAPT.
Soldiers Three
Chapter XII · Chapter 12
Chapter 12 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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MRS.
G.
What's
skittles?
Pah!
What
_is_
this
leather
cleaned
with?
CAPT.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Soldiers Three
Chapter XII · Chapter 12
Chapter 12 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
MRS.
/ˈmɪsɪz/
Line 2
G.
What's
skittles?
Line 3
Pah!
Line 4
What
_is_
this
leather
cleaned
with?
/wʌt ɪz ðɪs ˈleðər kliːnd wɪð/
Line 5
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Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
cleaned
verb
US /kliːnd/
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading “What _is_ this leather cleaned with?”
leather
noun
US /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading “What _is_ this leather cleaned with?”
mrs
noun
US /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “MRS.”
skittles
noun
US /ˈskɪtəlz/
a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
From this reading “G. What's skittles?”
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cleanedverbUS /kliːnd/
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading What _is_ this leather cleaned with?
GnounUS /dʒiː/
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. What's skittles?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What _is_ this leather cleaned with?
leathernounUS /ˈleðər/
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading What _is_ this leather cleaned with?
MRSnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
Pah
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pah!
skittlesnounUS /ˈskɪtəlz/
a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins
From this reading G. What's skittles?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What _is_ this leather cleaned with?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What _is_ this leather cleaned with?
What's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G. What's skittles?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What _is_ this leather cleaned with?
Chapter 12 of Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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- Woman
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