Chapter 17 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ugh! I know that simple drill.” “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran. _At_ the same time, it is not so easy as it looks.” “Bet you a bob, I can drill as well as you, Foxy.”
Chapter 17 of Stalky & Co. is here in full — 238 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.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading ““Bet you a bob, I can drill as well as you, Foxy.””
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading ““Bet you a bob, I can drill as well as you, Foxy.””
cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
From this reading ““It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.”
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading “I know that simple drill.””
marked by skill in deception
From this reading ““Bet you a bob, I can drill as well as you, Foxy.””
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “_At_ the same time, it is not so easy as it looks.””
gather or bring together
From this reading ““It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “I know that simple drill.””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Bet you a bob, I can drill as well as you, Foxy.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _At_ the same time, it is not so easy as it looks.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _At_ the same time, it is not so easy as it looks.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Bet you a bob, I can drill as well as you, Foxy.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “Bet you a bob, I can drill as well as you, Foxy.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Bet you a bob, I can drill as well as you, Foxy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading I know that simple drill.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading _At_ the same time, it is not so easy as it looks.”
marked by skill in deception
From this reading “Bet you a bob, I can drill as well as you, Foxy.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know that simple drill.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _At_ the same time, it is not so easy as it looks.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know that simple drill.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading _At_ the same time, it is not so easy as it looks.”
gather or bring together
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
Identical; not different.
From this reading _At_ the same time, it is not so easy as it looks.”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading I know that simple drill.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _At_ the same time, it is not so easy as it looks.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know that simple drill.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _At_ the same time, it is not so easy as it looks.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _At_ the same time, it is not so easy as it looks.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ugh!
(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 “Bet you a bob, I can drill as well as you, Foxy.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It would he ’ighly to your discredit if you did not, Muster Corkran.
Chapter 17 of Stalky & Co. by Rudyard Kipling holds 238 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 17 holds 238 sentences of Stalky & Co., unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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