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Chapter 5 of Traffics and Discoveries is here in full — 2327 sentences across 466 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices. “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy. “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day. Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia. Look!”
Chapter 5 of Traffics and Discoveries is here in full — 2327 sentences across 466 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading “The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.”
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading “The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.”
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading “The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.”
the act of removing the contents of something
From this reading “The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading ““But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.”
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
From this reading “Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.”
comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading ““We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy.”
plural of “vacancy” — being unoccupied
From this reading ““But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.”
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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 The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
(poetic, literary) quickly
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
a youthful male person
From this reading “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
increase twofold
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
the act of removing the contents of something
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
for this reason
From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look!”
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.
plural of “vacancy” — being unoccupied
From this reading “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
Chapter 5 of Traffics and Discoveries by Rudyard Kipling holds 2327 sentences, grouped into 466 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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