Chapter 37 of Baboe Dalima is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Baboe Dalima is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE "VIRTUS NOBILITAT." ANNA AND DALIMA. A TELEGRAM. Oh no, the people at the Hague were not at all ungrateful. Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
Chapter 37 of Baboe Dalima is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “ANNA AND DALIMA.”
have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading “Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.”
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading “Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.”
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading “Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “A TELEGRAM.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.”
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading “Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.”
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “Oh no, the people at the Hague were not at all ungrateful.”
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In this reading “Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.”
In this reading “Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.”
In this reading “Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.”
In this reading “Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.”
In this reading “Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.”
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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 TELEGRAM.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
(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 Oh no, the people at the Hague were not at all ungrateful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANNA AND DALIMA.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading ANNA AND DALIMA.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oh no, the people at the Hague were not at all ungrateful.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
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From this reading ANNA AND DALIMA.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
being one more than seven
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
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From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
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From this reading Oh no, the people at the Hague were not at all ungrateful.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
not any; not one
From this reading Oh no, the people at the Hague were not at all ungrateful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE "VIRTUS NOBILITAT."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh no, the people at the Hague were not at all ungrateful.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh no, the people at the Hague were not at all ungrateful.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Oh no, the people at the Hague were not at all ungrateful.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading A TELEGRAM.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "VIRTUS NOBILITAT."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading Oh no, the people at the Hague were not at all ungrateful.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
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 Eight days had not elapsed before the telegraph had flashed across the ocean the news, that it had been the pleasure of H. M. the king to confer upon his trusty servant van Gulpendam the order of the Netherlands' Lion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE "VIRTUS NOBILITAT."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh no, the people at the Hague were not at all ungrateful.
Chapter 37 of Baboe Dalima by M. T. H. (Michael Theophile Hubert) Perelaer holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 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 37 holds 284 sentences of Baboe Dalima, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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