Chapter 2 of The story of the Gadsbys is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The story of the Gadsbys is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPT. M. (Overturning G.'s uniform.) Go and tub. Don't bother me. I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.
Chapter 2 of The story of the Gadsbys is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 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.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “Don't bother me.”
put on clothes
From this reading “I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.”
-ing form of “overturn” — turn from an upright or normal position
From this reading “(Overturning G.'s uniform.) Go and tub.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.”
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading “(Overturning G.'s uniform.) Go and tub.”
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “(Overturning G.'s uniform.) Go and tub.”
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 (Overturning G.'s uniform.) Go and tub.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Don't bother me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't bother me.
put on clothes
From this reading I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading (Overturning G.'s uniform.) Go and tub.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading (Overturning G.'s uniform.) Go and tub.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't bother me.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.
-ing form of “overturn” — turn from an upright or normal position
From this reading (Overturning G.'s uniform.) Go and tub.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading (Overturning G.'s uniform.) Go and tub.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading (Overturning G.'s uniform.) Go and tub.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading (Overturning G.'s uniform.) Go and tub.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'll give you ten minutes to dress in.
Chapter 2 of The story of the Gadsbys by Rudyard Kipling holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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 2 holds 286 sentences of The story of the Gadsbys, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The story of the Gadsbys by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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 58 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 58 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.
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