Chapter 3 of Deccan Nursery Tales is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Deccan Nursery Tales is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. [4] In it there lived a bania who had no son. Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms! Alms! In the name of God, give me alms."
Chapter 3 of Deccan Nursery Tales is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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money or goods contributed to the poor
From this reading “Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “[4] In it there lived a bania who had no son.”
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading “Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!”
a male human offspring
From this reading “[4] In it there lived a bania who had no son.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!”
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From this reading [4] In it there lived a bania who had no son.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
money or goods contributed to the poor
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [4] In it there lived a bania who had no son.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In the name of God, give me alms."
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 In the name of God, give me alms."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [4] In it there lived a bania who had no son.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [4] In it there lived a bania who had no son.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [4] In it there lived a bania who had no son.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading [4] In it there lived a bania who had no son.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the name of God, give me alms."
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In the name of God, give me alms."
not any; not one
From this reading [4] In it there lived a bania who had no son.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the name of God, give me alms."
on one occasion
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
a male human offspring
From this reading [4] In it there lived a bania who had no son.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Every day a religious mendicant used to come to his house and call out, "Alms!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Tuesday Story Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
which person or people
From this reading [4] In it there lived a bania who had no son.
Chapter 3 of Deccan Nursery Tales by C. A. (Charles Augustus) Kincaid holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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 3 holds 88 sentences of Deccan Nursery Tales, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Deccan Nursery Tales by C. A. (Charles Augustus) Kincaid exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 88 sentences, grouped into 18 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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