Chapter 5 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“_Nous twiggons_. Good enough. What’s the chorus for the final ballet? It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four. “Oh!
Chapter 5 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
From this reading “What’s the chorus for the final ballet?”
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “What’s the chorus for the final ballet?”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “What’s the chorus for the final ballet?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.”
plural of “kick” — the act of delivering a blow with the foot
From this reading “It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.”
common sense
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.”
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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 It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.
a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
From this reading What’s the chorus for the final ballet?
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading What’s the chorus for the final ballet?
someone who is a detective
From this reading It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Good enough.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading What’s the chorus for the final ballet?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What’s the chorus for the final ballet?
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.
plural of “kick” — the act of delivering a blow with the foot
From this reading It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.
common sense
From this reading “_Nous twiggons_.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What’s the chorus for the final ballet?
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading It’s four kicks and a turn,” said Dick Four.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Nous twiggons_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s the chorus for the final ballet?
Chapter 5 of Stalky & Co. by Rudyard Kipling holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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 5 holds 232 sentences of Stalky & Co., unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Stalky & Co. by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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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