Chapter 11 of A Prince of Dreamers is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of A Prince of Dreamers is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Opportunity flies, O brother. As the clouds that quickly pass. Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz. "Birbal! Lo!
Chapter 11 of A Prince of Dreamers is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “_Opportunity flies, O brother.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “As the clouds that quickly pass.”
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading “_Opportunity flies, O brother.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
go across or through
From this reading “As the clouds that quickly pass.”
with speed
From this reading “As the clouds that quickly pass.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.”
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the clouds that quickly pass.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Birbal!
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading _Opportunity flies, O brother.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading As the clouds that quickly pass.
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading _Opportunity flies, O brother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lo!
engage in
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Opportunity flies, O brother.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading _Opportunity flies, O brother.
go across or through
From this reading As the clouds that quickly pass.
with speed
From this reading As the clouds that quickly pass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the clouds that quickly pass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the clouds that quickly pass.
the act of using
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Make use of it now, for another Will never be yours, Alas!_ --Hafiz.
Chapter 11 of A Prince of Dreamers by Flora Annie Webster Steel holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 11 holds 209 sentences of A Prince of Dreamers, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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