Chapter 19 of A Hungarian Nabob is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of A Hungarian Nabob is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ZOLTÁN KÁRPÁTHY. What Abellino had cause to tremble at had really happened. Madame John Kárpáthy had become a mother. A son was born to her. Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
Chapter 19 of A Hungarian Nabob is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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brought into existence
From this reading “A son was born to her.”
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading “Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"”
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading “Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"”
past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading “Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"”
full of or producing joy
From this reading “Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"”
a governor in India during the Mogul empire
From this reading “Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"”
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading “Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “What Abellino had cause to tremble at had really happened.”
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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 Madame John Kárpáthy had become a mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What Abellino had cause to tremble at had really happened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What Abellino had cause to tremble at had really happened.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Madame John Kárpáthy had become a mother.
brought into existence
From this reading A son was born to her.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading What Abellino had cause to tremble at had really happened.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
a social unit living together
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What Abellino had cause to tremble at had really happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What Abellino had cause to tremble at had really happened.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A son was born to her.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Madame John Kárpáthy had become a mother.
full of or producing joy
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZOLTÁN KÁRPÁTHY.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame John Kárpáthy had become a mother.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Madame John Kárpáthy had become a mother.
a governor in India during the Mogul empire
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading What Abellino had cause to tremble at had really happened.
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
a male human offspring
From this reading A son was born to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What Abellino had cause to tremble at had really happened.
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading What Abellino had cause to tremble at had really happened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A son was born to her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What Abellino had cause to tremble at had really happened.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Early one morning the family doctor invaded the sanctum of the Nabob with the joyful intelligence--"Your wife has borne you a son!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ZOLTÁN KÁRPÁTHY.
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