Chapter 20 of Caste is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Caste is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is the one alone?" Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper. "But for the orderly that is with him." "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head." The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
Chapter 20 of Caste is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
From this reading “Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.”
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading “The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:”
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading “Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.”
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading “"But for the orderly that is with him."”
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading “The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:”
a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
From this reading “The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:”
move stealthily
From this reading “Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.”
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:”
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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 Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "Is the one alone?"
an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But for the orderly that is with him."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
to come or go into
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But for the orderly that is with him."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But for the orderly that is with him."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is the one alone?"
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Is the one alone?"
a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer
From this reading "But for the orderly that is with him."
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
past form of “precede” — be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation
From this reading The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
move stealthily
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
express in words
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But for the orderly that is with him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is the one alone?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
at the time that
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
which person or people
From this reading The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But for the orderly that is with him."
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading The bearer withdrew and Captain Barlow entered, preceded by the orderly, who, with a deep salaam announced:
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Amir Khan asked when a servant had presented Barlow's yellow slip of paper.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell him to enter, and go where your ears will remain safe upon your head."
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