Chapter 14 of Baboe Dalima is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Baboe Dalima is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER THE WARIENGIEN TREE. IN THE OPIUM-DEN. The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all. The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also. Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
Chapter 14 of Baboe Dalima is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.”
move back and forth very rapidly
From this reading “Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.”
plural of “mattress” — a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading “The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.”
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.”
make visible
From this reading “Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.”
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In this reading “Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.”
be shown or be found to be
In this reading “The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all.”
In this reading “Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.”
a small informal social gathering
In this reading “The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.”
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later than; following
From this reading The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all.
(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 The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all.
in addition
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all.
move back and forth very rapidly
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
set up or found
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE OPIUM-DEN.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
plural of “mattress” — a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE OPIUM-DEN.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all.
plural of “pillow” — a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
make visible
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all.
in or at or to some place
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE WARIENGIEN TREE.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The Loerah had managed to get together six mattresses and, somewhere or other, he had found six pillows also.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading UNDER THE WARIENGIEN TREE.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE WARIENGIEN TREE.
precisely as stated
From this reading The passangrahan did not turn out so very bad after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNDER THE WARIENGIEN TREE.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Whether these things were clean or not, the miserable flicker of the little oil-lamp which hung in the middle of the apartment, did not reveal.
Chapter 14 of Baboe Dalima by M. T. H. (Michael Theophile Hubert) Perelaer holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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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