Chapter 9 of Far to seek is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Far to seek is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world. But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship. Therefore I worship you." --RABINDRANATH TAGORE. Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
Chapter 9 of Far to seek is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship.”
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.”
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading “Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading “Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.”
an abstract part of something
From this reading “Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “"You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.”
superlative of “proud” — feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “"You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.”
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading “But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship.”
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later than; following
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
an abstract part of something
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading "You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Therefore I worship you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship.
held dear
From this reading But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship.
superlative of “proud” — feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading "You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
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From this reading --RABINDRANATH TAGORE.
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From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
express in speech
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
Indian writer and philosopher whose poetry (based on traditional Hindu themes) pioneered the use of colloquial Bengali (1861-1941)
From this reading --RABINDRANATH TAGORE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore I worship you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading But it is your loved ones ... whom you choose to worship.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Roy, after due consideration, decided that he would speak first to his father--the one doubtful element in the home circle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You could humble at your feet the proudest heads in the world.
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