Chapter 18 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
May I tell the tale? Very good talk. I will fill the pipe anew. Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford. I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
Chapter 18 of Soldiers Three is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.”
again but in a new or different way
From this reading “I will fill the pipe anew.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “I will fill the pipe anew.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.”
very recently
From this reading “Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.”
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading “I will fill the pipe anew.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “May I tell the tale?”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading “Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.”
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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 Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
in the past
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
again but in a new or different way
From this reading I will fill the pipe anew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
rid of obstructions
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading I will fill the pipe anew.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Very good talk.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I tell the tale?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I tell the tale?
very recently
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
not any; not one
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading I will fill the pipe anew.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading May I tell the tale?
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Very good talk.
express in words
From this reading May I tell the tale?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading May I tell the tale?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was strong then, and the _bunjaras_ had no doubt when I said 'this ford is clear.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very good talk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
at the time that
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will fill the pipe anew.
a late time of life
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Thirty years ago it was, when I was a young man and had but newly come to the ford.
Chapter 18 of Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling holds 407 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 18 holds 407 sentences of Soldiers Three, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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