Chapter 1 of Akbar: An Eastern Romance is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Akbar: An Eastern Romance is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AKBAR. AN EASTERN ROMANCE. Dr. P. A. S. VAN LIMBURG-BROUWER. Translated from the Dutch by M. M. With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.
Chapter 1 of Akbar: An Eastern Romance is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading “Translated from the Dutch by M. M.”
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading “AN EASTERN ROMANCE.”
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.”
serving to open or begin
From this reading “With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “AN EASTERN ROMANCE.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translated from the Dutch by M. M.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “Dr. P. A. S. VAN LIMBURG-BROUWER.”
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In this reading “Translated from the Dutch by M. M.”
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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 Dr. P. A. S. VAN LIMBURG-BROUWER.
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From this reading AKBAR.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EASTERN ROMANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Translated from the Dutch by M. M.
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From this reading With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.
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From this reading Dr. P. A. S. VAN LIMBURG-BROUWER.
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading Translated from the Dutch by M. M.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading AN EASTERN ROMANCE.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Translated from the Dutch by M. M.
serving to open or begin
From this reading With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.
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From this reading Dr. P. A. S. VAN LIMBURG-BROUWER.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Translated from the Dutch by M. M.
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From this reading With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Dr. P. A. S. VAN LIMBURG-BROUWER.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading AN EASTERN ROMANCE.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Dr. P. A. S. VAN LIMBURG-BROUWER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated from the Dutch by M. M.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated from the Dutch by M. M.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Dr. P. A. S. VAN LIMBURG-BROUWER.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With notes and an introductory life of the Emperor Akbar, By Clements R. Markham.
Chapter 1 of Akbar: An Eastern Romance by P. A. S. van (Petrus Abraham Samuel) Limburg Brouwer holds 315 sentences, grouped into 63 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 1 holds 315 sentences of Akbar: An Eastern Romance, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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