Chapter 5 of Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Write, Chitragupta!* Enter up your reckoning! Yum** awaits in anger the assessment of the dead! We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead! "'Write, Chitragupta! Once we sang and danced with them.
Chapter 5 of Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
From this reading “Yum** awaits in anger the assessment of the dead!”
third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “Yum** awaits in anger the assessment of the dead!”
the state of being blind or lacking sight
From this reading “We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!”
fulfill sexually
From this reading “We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!”
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading “We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “Once we sang and danced with them.”
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading “"Write, Chitragupta!* Enter up your reckoning!”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “Once we sang and danced with them.”
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 We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Yum** awaits in anger the assessment of the dead!
the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
From this reading Yum** awaits in anger the assessment of the dead!
third-person singular of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Yum** awaits in anger the assessment of the dead!
the state of being blind or lacking sight
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Write, Chitragupta!* Enter up your reckoning!
fulfill sexually
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Once we sang and danced with them.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Yum** awaits in anger the assessment of the dead!
to come or go into
From this reading "Write, Chitragupta!* Enter up your reckoning!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yum** awaits in anger the assessment of the dead!
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
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 We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yum** awaits in anger the assessment of the dead!
on one occasion
From this reading Once we sang and danced with them.
problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
From this reading "Write, Chitragupta!* Enter up your reckoning!
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Once we sang and danced with them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yum** awaits in anger the assessment of the dead!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Once we sang and danced with them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Write, Chitragupta!* Enter up your reckoning!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left a law of kindness, But they bowed themselves in blindness To a cruelty consummate and a mystery instead!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once we sang and danced with them.
produce a literary work
From this reading "Write, Chitragupta!* Enter up your reckoning!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Write, Chitragupta!* Enter up your reckoning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yum** awaits in anger the assessment of the dead!
Chapter 5 of Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth by Talbot Mundy holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 417 sentences of Guns of the Gods: A Story of Yasmini's Youth, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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