Chapter 8 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, I’m not. I’m thinking.” “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides. “Don’t want you.” “Oh, leave him alone.
Chapter 8 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
From this reading ““Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading ““Oh, leave him alone.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ““Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.”
possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
go away from a place
From this reading ““Oh, leave him alone.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading ““Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “I’m thinking.””
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading ““Don’t want you.””
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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 “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
(Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Oh, leave him alone.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t want you.”
possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, leave him alone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I’m not.
go away from a place
From this reading “Oh, leave him alone.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I’m not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, I’m not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, leave him alone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I’m thinking.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Don’t want you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, we’ll come, too,” said Stalky, with a general’s suspicion of his aides.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t want you.”
Chapter 8 of Stalky & Co. by Rudyard Kipling holds 240 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 8 holds 240 sentences of Stalky & Co., unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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