Chapter 8 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 8 of A Galahad of the Creeks by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 8 holds 121 sentences of A Galahad of the Creeks, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SIRKAR'S SALT. Have I not eaten the Sirkar's salt? Wherefore then shall I tell a lie? Wherefore lie? Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.
Chapter 8 of A Galahad of the Creeks is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have I not eaten the Sirkar's salt?”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Wherefore then shall I tell a lie?”
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “Wherefore then shall I tell a lie?”
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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 Wherefore then shall I tell a lie?
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have I not eaten the Sirkar's salt?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have I not eaten the Sirkar's salt?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Have I not eaten the Sirkar's salt?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherefore then shall I tell a lie?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have I not eaten the Sirkar's salt?
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From this reading Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.
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From this reading THE SIRKAR'S SALT.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Wherefore then shall I tell a lie?
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From this reading THE SIRKAR'S SALT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wherefore then shall I tell a lie?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIRKAR'S SALT.
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From this reading Wherefore then shall I tell a lie?
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From this reading Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nay, mine oath is true, True as above us spreads the sky.
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Wherefore then shall I tell a lie?
