Chapter 7 of The Day's Work is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Day's Work is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock. “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn. “I did not think that Bukta would run. I had no second gun.” “It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.
Chapter 7 of The Day's Work is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading ““Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.”
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading ““It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “I had no second gun.””
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ““That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ““Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ““Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.”
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
From this reading ““It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.”
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading ““That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.”
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.
In this reading ““Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.”
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 “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I did not think that Bukta would run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading “It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did not think that Bukta would run.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading I had no second gun.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no second gun.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no second gun.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “I did not think that Bukta would run.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I had no second gun.”
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
From this reading “It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I did not think that Bukta would run.
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It—it is the Clouded Tiger,” said Bukta, un-heeding the taunt.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Is he beyond question dead?” said an awe-stricken voice behind a rock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “That was not the way I killed my first tiger,” said Chinn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I did not think that Bukta would run.
Chapter 7 of The Day's Work by Rudyard Kipling holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 7 holds 445 sentences of The Day's Work, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Day's Work by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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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