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Georgian Folk Tales

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Georgian Folk Tales is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Marjory Scott [Translator] Wardrop • Curated US English Learning Edition
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VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.
At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.
If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'
Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Georgian Folk Tales

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Georgian Folk Tales is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.
Line 2
At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.
/æt læst wʌn ˈdɑːktər sed ɪn ə ˈsɜːrtən siː ɪz ə fɪʃ red æz blʌd/
Line 3
If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'
Line 4
Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'
/ðen ðə kɪŋ əˈsembəld ˈevəri ˈfɪʃərmæn ɪn hɪz relm ənd kəˈmændɪd ɡoʊ weˈrevər ɪt meɪ biː ɔːr meɪ nɑːt biː kætʃ sʌtʃ ə fɪʃ æz ðɪs ənd aɪ ʃæl ɡɪv juː ə rɪtʃ rɪˈwɔːrd/
Line 5
Some time passed by.
/sʌm taɪm pæst baɪ/

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.

assembled verb US /əˈsembəld/

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading “Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cure verb US /kjʊr/

provide a cure for, make healthy again

From this reading “If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cured adjective US /kjʊrd/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading “VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doctors noun US /ˈdɑːktərz/

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading “VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fisherman noun US /ˈfɪʃərmæn/

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading “Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
monarch noun US /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading “VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
realm noun US /relm/

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading “Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sprinkled verb US /ˈsprɪŋkəld/

past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely

From this reading “If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

rich reward adjective + noun

In this reading “Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'”

311 times in 426,211 chapters
come back verb + particle

be restored

In this reading “If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'”

121,424 times in 426,211 chapters
Some time adjective + noun

In this reading “Some time passed by.”

77,244 times in 426,211 chapters
cure for verb + particle

In this reading “If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'”

1,916 times in 426,211 chapters
passed by verb + particle counted as “pass by”

move past

In this reading “Some time passed by.”

15,205 times in 426,211 chapters
in the kingdom preposition + article + noun counted as “in … kingdom”

In this reading “VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.”

2,938 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 81

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
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 VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
appliedadjectiveUS /əˈplaɪd/

concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
assembledverbUS /əˈsembəld/

past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
blindnounUS /blaɪnd/

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.

Velmora curated lexicon
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Some time passed by.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
catchverbUS /kætʃ/

discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
caughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
commandedverbUS /kəˈmændɪd/

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cureverbUS /kjʊr/

provide a cure for, make healthy again

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
curedadjectiveUS /kjʊrd/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
doctornounUS /ˈdɑːktər/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doctorsnounUS /ˈdɑːktərz/

plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fishnounUS /fɪʃ/

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fishermannounUS /ˈfɪʃərmæn/

someone whose occupation is catching fish

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GULAMBARA

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

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Pending verification
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
killedverbUS /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
kingdomnounUS /ˈkɪŋdəm/

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.

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lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
monarchnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading Some time passed by.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
realmnounUS /relm/

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rewardnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrd/

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/

possessing material wealth

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading At last one doctor said: 'In a certain sea is a fish red as blood.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some time passed by.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sprinkledverbUS /ˈsprɪŋkəld/

past form of “sprinkle” — distribute loosely

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
SULAMBARA

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

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Pending verification
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

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timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Some time passed by.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

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VIIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading VIII GULAMBARA AND SULAMBARA There was and there was not at all, there was a blind monarch; all the doctors in the kingdom had been applied to, but the king could not be cured.

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whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading Then the king assembled every fisherman in his realm, and commanded: 'Go wherever it may be or may not be, catch such a fish as this, and I shall give you a rich reward.'

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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If this is caught, killed, and its blood sprinkled on your eyes, it may do good--the light will come back into your eyes--if not, there can be no other cure for you.'

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Chapter 3 of Georgian Folk Tales by Marjory Scott [Translator] Wardrop holds 406 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.

What does chapter 3 of Georgian Folk Tales contain?

Chapter 3 holds 406 sentences of Georgian Folk Tales, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of Georgian Folk Tales by Marjory Scott [Translator] Wardrop exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 of Georgian Folk Tales?

Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Georgian Folk Tales?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #44536, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Georgian Folk Tales take to read?

About 266 minutes of reading across 641 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Georgian Folk Tales

Words and structures a reader meets early in Georgian Folk Tales, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Quite
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Georgian Folk Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Understand
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Friend
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Georgian Folk Tales; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Contempt
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