Chapter 29 of Beasts, men and gods is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Beasts, men and gods is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings. The Lama Turgut was already there. “The Minister of War will travel with us,” he whispered. “It is necessary.” “All right,” I answered, and rode off to Olufsen to summon him.
Chapter 29 of Beasts, men and gods is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading ““THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.”
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading ““THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.”
a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
From this reading “The Lama Turgut was already there.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading ““THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading ““THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.”
put a saddle on
From this reading ““THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.”
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading ““All right,” I answered, and rode off to Olufsen to summon him.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ““The Minister of War will travel with us,” he whispered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
later than; following
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
(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 “All right,” I answered, and rode off to Olufsen to summon him.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The Lama Turgut was already there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “All right,” I answered, and rode off to Olufsen to summon him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The Minister of War will travel with us,” he whispered.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “All right,” I answered, and rode off to Olufsen to summon him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is necessary.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is necessary.”
a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism
From this reading The Lama Turgut was already there.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “The Minister of War will travel with us,” he whispered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
absolutely essential
From this reading “It is necessary.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The Minister of War will travel with us,” he whispered.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “All right,” I answered, and rode off to Olufsen to summon him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right,” I answered, and rode off to Olufsen to summon him.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right,” I answered, and rode off to Olufsen to summon him.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
put a saddle on
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading “All right,” I answered, and rode off to Olufsen to summon him.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Lama Turgut was already there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The Minister of War will travel with us,” he whispered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lama Turgut was already there.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The Minister of War will travel with us,” he whispered.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “The Minister of War will travel with us,” he whispered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Lama Turgut was already there.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “The Minister of War will travel with us,” he whispered.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The Minister of War will travel with us,” he whispered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE MAN WITH A HEAD LIKE A SADDLE” After drinking tea at Djam Bolon’s yurta I rode back to my quarters and packed my few belongings.
Chapter 29 of Beasts, men and gods by Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 29 holds 144 sentences of Beasts, men and gods, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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