Chapter 6 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash. (Full stop.)” “’Don’t understand a word of it,” said Stalky. “More fool you! Construe,” said McTurk.
Chapter 6 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.”
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading “Construe,” said McTurk.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading ““More fool you!”
cut open
From this reading “To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.”
plural of “snap” — the act of catching an object with the hands
From this reading “To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.”
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading “To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading Construe,” said McTurk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Don’t understand a word of it,” said Stalky.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “More fool you!
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading (Full stop.)”
cut open
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “’Don’t understand a word of it,” said Stalky.
go away from a place
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Construe,” said McTurk.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “More fool you!
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
not any; not one
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “’Don’t understand a word of it,” said Stalky.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “’Don’t understand a word of it,” said Stalky.
plural of “snap” — the act of catching an object with the hands
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Don’t understand a word of it,” said Stalky.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading (Full stop.)”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “’Don’t understand a word of it,” said Stalky.
in or at the place that
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
a Caucasian
From this reading To hold fast where a steel chain snaps And leave the grand white neck no gash.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “’Don’t understand a word of it,” said Stalky.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “More fool you!
Chapter 6 of Stalky & Co. by Rudyard Kipling holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 6 holds 237 sentences of Stalky & Co., unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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