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A Prince of Dreamers

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of A Prince of Dreamers is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.
* * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.
--Kipling.
Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, etc....
To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.
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A Prince of Dreamers

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of A Prince of Dreamers is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.
Line 2
* * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.
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--Kipling.
/ˈkɪplɪŋ/
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Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, etc....
Line 5
To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

courtesy noun US /ˈkɜːrtəsi/

a courteous or respectful or considerate act

From this reading “* * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.”

Elizabeth noun US /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading “Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, etc....”

Emperor noun US /ˈempərər/

the male ruler of an empire

From this reading “To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.”

invincible adjective US /ˌɪnˈvɪnsəbəl/

incapable of being overcome or subdued

From this reading “To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.”

Kipling noun US /ˈkɪplɪŋ/

English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)

From this reading “--Kipling.”

pathway noun US /ˈpæθweɪ/

a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

From this reading “_For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.”

pike noun US /paɪk/

a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

From this reading “* * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.”

purchase noun US /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/

the acquisition of something for payment

From this reading “* * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

Cambaya

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.

carronade

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From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/

a courteous or respectful or considerate act

From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

EarthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

Echebar

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From this reading To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.

ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, etc....

EmperornounUS /ˈempərər/

the male ruler of an empire

From this reading To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.

EndsnounUS /endz/

plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

etc

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, etc....

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

GracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading Elizabeth, by the Grace of God, etc....

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

HighadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

invincibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪnsəbəl/

incapable of being overcome or subdued

From this reading To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.

KiplingnounUS /ˈkɪplɪŋ/

English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)

From this reading --Kipling.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

mightie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.

MostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

pathwaynounUS /ˈpæθweɪ/

a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

pikenounUS /paɪk/

a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

princenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.

purchasenounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəs/

the acquisition of something for payment

From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

smote

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

tradenounUS /treɪd/

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _For the Lord our God Most High He hath smote for us a pathway to the Ends of all the Earth_.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading * * * * * _And some we got by purchase And some we had by trade And some we found by courtesy Of pike and carronade_.

Yelabdim

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading To the most invincible and most mightie prince Lord Yelabdim Echebar, King of Cambaya Invincible Emperor--etc.

Chapter 3 of A Prince of Dreamers by Flora Annie Webster Steel holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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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Chapter 3 holds 243 sentences of A Prince of Dreamers, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of A Prince of Dreamers by Flora Annie Webster Steel exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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.

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