Chapter 13 of Children of Persia is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Children of Persia is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant. “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?” It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends. “And do you go to school?” I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.
Chapter 13 of Children of Persia is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading “WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.”
possessing life
From this reading ““There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?””
being one more than seven
From this reading “I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.”
Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
From this reading “I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.”
established beyond doubt
From this reading “It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.”
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.
In this reading “I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.”
In this reading “It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
possessing life
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
a youthful male person
From this reading I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
being one more than seven
From this reading I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “And do you go to school?”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
Iraqi leader who waged war against Iran; his invasion of Kuwait led to the Gulf War (born in 1937)
From this reading I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading I asked Husain, a merry little boy of eight.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
established beyond doubt
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
an educational institution
From this reading “And do you go to school?”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
in the near future
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
which person or people
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading It proved to be the widow who had sent for me, and we were soon great friends.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading WORK “To the house of ‘Ali Akbar the pea-roaster,” I said to my servant.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There are two ‘Ali Akbars pea-roasters,” he replied, “one is alive, and one dead; which do you want?”
Chapter 13 of Children of Persia by Napier, Mrs. Malcolm holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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 13 holds 53 sentences of Children of Persia, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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