Chapter 7 of Deccan Nursery Tales is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Deccan Nursery Tales is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat. In it there lived a king who had two queens. Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for. The name of the favoured one was Patmadhavrani, and the name of the unloved one was Chimadevrani. Now the king had an enemy called Nandanbaneshwar.
Chapter 7 of Deccan Nursery Tales is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.”
an opposing military force
From this reading “Now the king had an enemy called Nandanbaneshwar.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “In it there lived a king who had two queens.”
a borough of New York City
From this reading “Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens 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 “Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.”
not loved
From this reading “The name of the favoured one was Patmadhavrani, and the name of the unloved one was Chimadevrani.”
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 Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now the king had an enemy called Nandanbaneshwar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The name of the favoured one was Patmadhavrani, and the name of the unloved one was Chimadevrani.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
an opposing military force
From this reading Now the king had an enemy called Nandanbaneshwar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The name of the favoured one was Patmadhavrani, and the name of the unloved one was Chimadevrani.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In it there lived a king who had two queens.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In it there lived a king who had two queens.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In it there lived a king who had two queens.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading In it there lived a king who had two queens.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In it there lived a king who had two queens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name of the favoured one was Patmadhavrani, and the name of the unloved one was Chimadevrani.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now the king had an enemy called Nandanbaneshwar.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the king had an enemy called Nandanbaneshwar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
on one occasion
From this reading Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The name of the favoured one was Patmadhavrani, and the name of the unloved one was Chimadevrani.
a borough of New York City
From this reading Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens 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 Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens 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 Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
not loved
From this reading The name of the favoured one was Patmadhavrani, and the name of the unloved one was Chimadevrani.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
precisely as stated
From this reading Of one of them he was very fond, but the other one he did not care for.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mahalaxmi and the Two Queens Once upon a time there was a town called Atpat.
which person or people
From this reading In it there lived a king who had two queens.
Chapter 7 of Deccan Nursery Tales by C. A. (Charles Augustus) Kincaid holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 7 holds 178 sentences of Deccan Nursery Tales, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Deccan Nursery Tales by C. A. (Charles Augustus) Kincaid exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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