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Baboe Dalima

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Baboe Dalima is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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NJONJA MAHAL--THE THREE FRIENDS.
When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.
"That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.
"Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.
The most dangerous witness will then be out of the way."
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Baboe Dalima

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Baboe Dalima is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NJONJA MAHAL--THE THREE FRIENDS.
Line 2
When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.
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"That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.
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"Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.
/naʊ wɪð ə ˈveri ˈlɪtəl ˈmænədʒmənt ɑːn ˈaʊər pɑːrt ðæt ˈfeloʊ wɪl biː faʊnd ˈɡɪlti ənd sent tuː ðə ˈdevəl lɔːŋ bɪˈfɔːr hɪz sʌnz ˈsmʌɡlɪŋ keɪs kæn kʌm ɑːn æt ɔːl/
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The most dangerous witness will then be out of the way."
/ðə moʊst ˈdeɪndʒərəs ˈwɪtnəs wɪl ðen biː aʊt ʌv ðə weɪ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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accuser noun US /əˈkjuːzər/

someone who imputes guilt or blame

From this reading “When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.”

chuckled verb US /ˈtʃʌkəld/

past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint

From this reading “When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.”

communicated verb US /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪd/

past form of “communicate” — transmit information

From this reading “When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.”

management noun US /ˈmænədʒmənt/

the act of managing something

From this reading “"Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.”

riddance noun US /ˈrɪdəns/

the act of removing or getting rid of something

From this reading “"That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.”

smuggling noun US /ˈsmʌɡlɪŋ/

secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due

From this reading “"Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.”

son's noun US /sʌnz/

possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading “"Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.”

Yang noun US /jæŋ/

the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology

From this reading “When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

most dangerous adverb + adjective

In this reading “The most dangerous witness will then be out of the way."”

all events adjective + noun counted as “all event”

In this reading “"That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.”

found guilty verb + adjective

In this reading “"Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.”

All words in this reading · 67

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

accusernounUS /əˈkjuːzər/

someone who imputes guilt or blame

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

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 "That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

Ardjan

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From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

arrestverbUS /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

Bing

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

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

captureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

chuckledverbUS /ˈtʃʌkəld/

past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

communicatedverbUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪtɪd/

past form of “communicate” — transmit information

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

dangerousadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

From this reading The most dangerous witness will then be out of the way."

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

detailsnounUS /dɪˈteɪlz/

true confidential information

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading "That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.

fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

FRIENDSnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading NJONJA MAHAL--THE THREE FRIENDS.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.

guiltyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪlti/

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

HonounUS /hoʊ/

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

informedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmd/

having much knowledge or education

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

Lim

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

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

MAHAL

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

From this reading NJONJA MAHAL--THE THREE FRIENDS.

managementnounUS /ˈmænədʒmənt/

the act of managing something

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading The most dangerous witness will then be out of the way."

NJONJA

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

From this reading NJONJA MAHAL--THE THREE FRIENDS.

NowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The most dangerous witness will then be out of the way."

Pak

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

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

quoth

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

From this reading "That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.

riddancenounUS /ˈrɪdəns/

the act of removing or getting rid of something

From this reading "That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

smugglingnounUS /ˈsmʌɡlɪŋ/

secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

son'snounUS /sʌnz/

possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

That's

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

From this reading "That's one good riddance, at all events," quoth he, to himself.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading NJONJA MAHAL--THE THREE FRIENDS.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The most dangerous witness will then be out of the way."

THREEnounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading NJONJA MAHAL--THE THREE FRIENDS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The most dangerous witness will then be out of the way."

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Now, with a very little management on our part, that fellow will be found guilty and sent to the devil long before his son's smuggling case can come on at all.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

witnessnounUS /ˈwɪtnəs/

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading The most dangerous witness will then be out of the way."

YangnounUS /jæŋ/

the bright positive masculine principle in Chinese dualistic cosmology

From this reading When Lim Yang Bing informed his son of the arrest of his accuser Pak Ardjan, and communicated to him some of the details of the capture, Lim Ho chuckled with delight.

Chapter 8 of Baboe Dalima by M. T. H. (Michael Theophile Hubert) Perelaer holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 8 holds 222 sentences of Baboe Dalima, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of Baboe Dalima by M. T. H. (Michael Theophile Hubert) Perelaer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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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Moeara
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Night
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