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Fairy Tales From All Nations

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Fairy Tales From All Nations is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.
Tugarin must hate thee, since thou art my husband.
His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.
Thou and all thy brave heroes are powerless against him.
Therefore, dear husband, let us flee.
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Fairy Tales From All Nations

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Fairy Tales From All Nations is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.
Line 2
Tugarin must hate thee, since thou art my husband.
Line 3
His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.
Line 4
Thou and all thy brave heroes are powerless against him.
/ðaʊ ənd ɔːl ðaɪ breɪv ˈhɪroʊz ɑːr ˈpaʊərləs əˈɡenst hɪm/
Line 5
Therefore, dear husband, let us flee.
/ˈðerfɔːr dɪr ˈhʌzbənd let ʌs fliː/

Learner Dictionary

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.

comprehend verb US /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/

get the meaning of something

From this reading “"You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.”

flee verb US /fliː/

run away quickly

From this reading “Therefore, dear husband, let us flee.”

narration noun US /neˈreɪʃən/

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 “"You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.”

powerless adjective US /ˈpaʊərləs/

lacking power

From this reading “Thou and all thy brave heroes are powerless against him.”

slay verb US /sleɪ/

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading “His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.”

threatens verb US /ˈθretənz/

third-person singular of “threaten” — pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading “"You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.”

unborn adjective US /ˈʌnˈbɔːrn/

not yet brought into existence

From this reading “His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.”

vanquish verb US /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading “His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

beloved husband adjective + noun

In this reading “"You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.”

into the world preposition + article + noun counted as “into … world”

In this reading “His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.”

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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Thou and all thy brave heroes are powerless against him.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Thou and all thy brave heroes are powerless against him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Thou and all thy brave heroes are powerless against him.

artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Tugarin must hate thee, since thou art my husband.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

belovedadjectiveUS /bɪˈlʌvd/

dearly loved

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading Thou and all thy brave heroes are powerless against him.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

comprehendverbUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/

get the meaning of something

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

concludedadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːdəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

dangernounUS /ˈdeɪndʒər/

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading Therefore, dear husband, let us flee.

easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

fleeverbUS /fliː/

run away quickly

From this reading Therefore, dear husband, let us flee.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

hatenounUS /heɪt/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading Tugarin must hate thee, since thou art my husband.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

heroesnounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/

plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading Thou and all thy brave heroes are powerless against him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

knightnounUS /naɪt/

originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Therefore, dear husband, let us flee.

Milolika

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Tugarin must hate thee, since thou art my husband.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

narrationnounUS /neˈreɪʃən/

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 "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/

possession of controlling influence

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

powerlessadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərləs/

lacking power

From this reading Thou and all thy brave heroes are powerless against him.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

Sesostris

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Tugarin must hate thee, since thou art my husband.

slayverbUS /sleɪ/

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

swordnounUS /sɔːrd/

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Tugarin must hate thee, since thou art my husband.

ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore, dear husband, let us flee.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Tugarin must hate thee, since thou art my husband.

threatensverbUS /ˈθretənz/

third-person singular of “threaten” — pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Thou and all thy brave heroes are powerless against him.

Tugarin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Tugarin must hate thee, since thou art my husband.

unbornadjectiveUS /ˈʌnˈbɔːrn/

not yet brought into existence

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Therefore, dear husband, let us flee.

vanquishverbUS /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

weaponnounUS /ˈwepən/

any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

wiseadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading His power is great, and no one can vanquish him, except the knight who came unborn into the world, and no weapon can slay him, but the sword of the wise Sesostris.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You will now, my beloved husband," said Milolika, as she concluded her narration, "easily comprehend the danger which threatens you.

Chapter 4 of Fairy Tales From All Nations by Anthony R. (Anthony Reubens) Montalba holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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.

What does chapter 4 of Fairy Tales From All Nations contain?

Chapter 4 holds 395 sentences of Fairy Tales From All Nations, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of Fairy Tales From All Nations by Anthony R. (Anthony Reubens) Montalba exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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.

How do I study chapter 4 of Fairy Tales From All Nations?

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Nations
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Anthony
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Montalba
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Twenty-four
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