Chapter 6 of The Day's Work - Part 1 is here in full — 810 sentences across 162 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 - Part 1 is here in full — 810 sentences across 162 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ay. We be thy children," said Bukta. "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father. He would see the land he loved and the people once again. It is a good ghost, Bukta.
Chapter 6 of The Day's Work - Part 1 is here in full — 810 sentences across 162 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “We be thy children," said Bukta.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “"And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “It is a good ghost, Bukta.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “"And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “He would see the land he loved and the people once again.”
held dear
From this reading “He would see the land he loved and the people once again.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “"And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “We be thy children," said Bukta.”
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.
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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 It is a good ghost, Bukta.
anew
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading It is a good ghost, Bukta.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It is a good ghost, Bukta.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
held dear
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
not any; not one
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
on one occasion
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
in other respects or ways
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We be thy children," said Bukta.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And no otherwise is it with Jan Chinn, my father's father.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would see the land he loved and the people once again.
Chapter 6 of The Day's Work - Part 1 by Rudyard Kipling holds 810 sentences, grouped into 162 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.
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