Chapter 1 of An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race." The king laughed bitterly: "A Greek! Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one! What can this stranger know of my family affairs? I know these beggarly Ionians well.
Chapter 1 of An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 28/68 · 5 reading units · Lines 136–140
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “What can this stranger know of my family affairs?”
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “The king laughed bitterly: "A Greek!”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."”
superlative of “noble” — impressive in appearance
From this reading “A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."”
any competition
From this reading “A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."”
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!”
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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 A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
matters of personal concern
From this reading What can this stranger know of my family affairs?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
marked by poverty befitting a beggar
From this reading I know these beggarly Ionians well.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading The king laughed bitterly: "A Greek!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can this stranger know of my family affairs?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!
a social unit living together
From this reading What can this stranger know of my family affairs?
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know these beggarly Ionians well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know these beggarly Ionians well.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The king laughed bitterly: "A Greek!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading What can this stranger know of my family affairs?
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The king laughed bitterly: "A Greek!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What can this stranger know of my family affairs?
superlative of “noble” — impressive in appearance
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
by chance
From this reading Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!
any competition
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Ah, ha! perhaps some relation to Bartja's faithful fair one!
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading What can this stranger know of my family affairs?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I know these beggarly Ionians well.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What can this stranger know of my family affairs?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I know these beggarly Ionians well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can this stranger know of my family affairs?
which person or people
From this reading A Greek is waiting outside, who seems, to judge by his figure and bearing, one of the noblest of his race."
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