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Bosambo of the River

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Bosambo of the River is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.
Watch him, for he is an evil man.
On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.
If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.
Go with God."
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Bosambo of the River

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Bosambo of the River is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.
Line 2
Watch him, for he is an evil man.
/wɑːtʃ hɪm fɔːr hiː ɪz æn ˈiːvəl mæn/
Line 3
On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.
/ɑːn ðə deɪ ðæt hiː muːvz əˈɡenst miː ənd maɪ ˈpiːpəl juː ʃæl dʒʌdʒ ˈweðər aɪ kæn kʌm ɪn taɪm wɪð maɪ ˈsoʊldʒərz/
Line 4
If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.
/ɪf ðer ɪz taɪm send fɔːr miː bʌt ɪf hiː muːvz ˈswɪftli juː ʃæl ʃuːt hɪm ded ənd juː ʃæl nɑːt biː bleɪmd/
Line 5
Go with God."
/ɡoʊ wɪð ɡɑːd/

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

blamed adjective US /bleɪmd/

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading “If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.”

evil noun US /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading “Watch him, for he is an evil man.”

judge verb US /dʒʌdʒ/

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading “On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.”

moves noun US /muːvz/

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading “On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.”

shoot verb US /ʃuːt/

hit with a missile from a weapon

From this reading “If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.”

soldiers noun US /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading “On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.”

swiftly adverb US /ˈswɪftli/

in a swift manner

From this reading “If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.”

village noun US /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading “"Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.”

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.

send for verb + particle

order, request, or command to come

In this reading “If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.”

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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 "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

Akasava

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

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Watch him, for he is an evil man.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.

blamedadjectiveUS /bleɪmd/

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.

evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading Watch him, for he is an evil man.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Watch him, for he is an evil man.

GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading Go with God."

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Watch him, for he is an evil man.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Watch him, for he is an evil man.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Watch him, for he is an evil man.

judgeverbUS /dʒʌdʒ/

determine the result of (a competition)

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Watch him, for he is an evil man.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

Mi-lanti

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

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

movesnounUS /muːvz/

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

Ofesi

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

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

shootverbUS /ʃuːt/

hit with a missile from a weapon

From this reading If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.

soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

swiftlyadverbUS /ˈswɪftli/

in a swift manner

From this reading If there is time send for me: but if he moves swiftly you shall shoot him dead and you shall not be blamed.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

WatchverbUS /wɑːtʃ/

look attentively

From this reading Watch him, for he is an evil man.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading On the day that he moves against me and my people you shall judge whether I can come in time with my soldiers.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Go to the Akasava country, and there you will find Ofesi, a chief of the village Mi-lanti.

Chapter 7 of Bosambo of the River by Edgar Wallace holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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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