Chapter 17 of Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan. Thou wast cruel, vindictive, and inexorable. With thee humanity had no value. Thou sacrificedst thy brethren on the slightest suspicion. Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.
Chapter 17 of Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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see with attention
From this reading “Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.”
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading “Thou sacrificedst thy brethren on the slightest suspicion.”
third-person singular of “chastise” — censure severely
From this reading “There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.”
the quality of being humane
From this reading “With thee humanity had no value.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “Thou wast cruel, vindictive, and inexorable.”
plural of “mortal” — a human being
From this reading “Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.”
plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.”
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
From this reading “Thou wast cruel, vindictive, and inexorable.”
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 “Thou sacrificedst thy brethren on the slightest suspicion.”
In this reading “There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.”
In this reading “Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.”
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 Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thou wast cruel, vindictive, and inexorable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
see with attention
From this reading Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.
(plural) the lay members of a male religious order
From this reading Thou sacrificedst thy brethren on the slightest suspicion.
third-person singular of “chastise” — censure severely
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Thou wast cruel, vindictive, and inexorable.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With thee humanity had no value.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
the quality of being humane
From this reading With thee humanity had no value.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Thou wast cruel, vindictive, and inexorable.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.
plural of “mortal” — a human being
From this reading Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.
not any; not one
From this reading With thee humanity had no value.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thou sacrificedst thy brethren on the slightest suspicion.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou sacrificedst thy brethren on the slightest suspicion.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Thou sacrificedst thy brethren on the slightest suspicion.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Thou sacrificedst thy brethren on the slightest suspicion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thou sacrificedst thy brethren on the slightest suspicion.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou wast cruel, vindictive, and inexorable.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou sacrificedst thy brethren on the slightest suspicion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading With thee humanity had no value.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behold thyself now on a level with the vilest of mortals.
disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge
From this reading Thou wast cruel, vindictive, and inexorable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thou wast cruel, vindictive, and inexorable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There this unfortunate Prince, left to his own reflections, thus communed with himself: "Heaven chastises thee, Baharkan.
Chapter 17 of Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers by L. (Laura), -1899 [Editor] Valentine holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 17 holds 407 sentences of Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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