Chapter 1 of Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa." I. "Gold is where you find it." II. "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
Chapter 1 of Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “"Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “"Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “"Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"”
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading “Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."”
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 “Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."”
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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 Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
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From this reading "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Gold is where you find it."
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
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From this reading "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
coins made of gold
From this reading "Gold is where you find it."
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
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From this reading "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Gold is where you find it."
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From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
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From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
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From this reading "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
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 Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
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 Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Friendship's friendship and respect's respect, but duty's what I'm paid to do!"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Gold is where you find it."
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
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From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
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From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Gold is where you find it."
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Guns of the Gods A Story of Yasmini's Youth By Talbot Mundy Yasmini: "Set down my thoughts not yours if the tale is to be worth the pesa."
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