Chapter 6 of The Day's Work is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of The Day's Work is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him. “Why should I tell what is well known? Yes, the Clouded Tiger is out in the Satpura country.” “What do the wild Bhils think that it means?” “They do not know.
Chapter 6 of The Day's Work is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
react verbally
From this reading “Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.”
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading “Yes, the Clouded Tiger is out in the Satpura country.””
without deviation
From this reading “Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading ““What do the wild Bhils think that it means?””
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.”
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “Yes, the Clouded Tiger is out in the Satpura country.””
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading ““What do the wild Bhils think that it means?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a man who is very old
In this reading “Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.”
In this reading ““Why should I tell what is well known?”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
react verbally
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What do the wild Bhils think that it means?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading Yes, the Clouded Tiger is out in the Satpura country.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Yes, the Clouded Tiger is out in the Satpura country.”
without deviation
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do the wild Bhils think that it means?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why should I tell what is well known?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, the Clouded Tiger is out in the Satpura country.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why should I tell what is well known?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What do the wild Bhils think that it means?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “They do not know.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “Why should I tell what is well known?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “What do the wild Bhils think that it means?”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “They do not know.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yes, the Clouded Tiger is out in the Satpura country.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, the Clouded Tiger is out in the Satpura country.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Why should I tell what is well known?
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
express in words
From this reading “Why should I tell what is well known?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They do not know.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “What do the wild Bhils think that it means?”
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading Yes, the Clouded Tiger is out in the Satpura country.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chinn put the question directly to the old man that night, and the answer surprised him.
(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 “Why should I tell what is well known?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Why should I tell what is well known?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why should I tell what is well known?
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “What do the wild Bhils think that it means?”
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, the Clouded Tiger is out in the Satpura country.”
Chapter 6 of The Day's Work by Rudyard Kipling holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 411 sentences of The Day's Work, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Day's Work by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Day's Work by Rudyard Kipling on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Day's Work section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The Day's Work to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Day's Work, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
