Chapter 15 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
G. I didn't care. It took the edge off him. M. 'Took the edge off him'? Gaddy, you--you--you _mustn't_, you know!
Chapter 15 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
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “G. I didn't care.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “It took the edge off him.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Gaddy, you--you--you _mustn't_, you know!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “It took the edge off him.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “It took the edge off him.”
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.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading G. I didn't care.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading G. I didn't care.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading It took the edge off him.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. I didn't care.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gaddy, you--you--you _mustn't_, you know!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It took the edge off him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading G. I didn't care.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took the edge off him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Gaddy, you--you--you _mustn't_, you know!
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gaddy, you--you--you _mustn't_, you know!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It took the edge off him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It took the edge off him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It took the edge off him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Gaddy, you--you--you _mustn't_, you know!
Chapter 15 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.
Chapter 15 holds 410 sentences of Soldiers Three, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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