Chapter 7 of Hira Singh is here in full — 613 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Hira Singh is here in full — 613 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH. Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"? No? It means "The uncaught thief is king." Ho! but thenceforward that was a campaign that suited us!
Chapter 7 of Hira Singh is here in full — 613 sentences across 123 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/122 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.”
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading “Ho! but thenceforward that was a campaign that suited us!”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?”
a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading “Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?”
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.”
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading “Ho! but thenceforward that was a campaign that suited us!”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “It means "The uncaught thief is king."”
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 Ho! but thenceforward that was a campaign that suited us!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ho! but thenceforward that was a campaign that suited us!
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading Ho! but thenceforward that was a campaign that suited us!
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
at any time
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
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 Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Ho! but thenceforward that was a campaign that suited us!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It means "The uncaught thief is king."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It means "The uncaught thief is king."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading It means "The uncaught thief is king."
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading It means "The uncaught thief is king."
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
not any; not one
From this reading No?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
From this reading Ho! but thenceforward that was a campaign that suited us!
carry out
From this reading Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ho! but thenceforward that was a campaign that suited us!
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading It means "The uncaught thief is king."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did the sahib ever chance to hear that Persian proverb--"DUZD NE GIRIFTAH PADSHAH AST"?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It means "The uncaught thief is king."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ho! but thenceforward that was a campaign that suited us!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ho! but thenceforward that was a campaign that suited us!
at the time that
From this reading Since when did god take sides against the brave?--RANJOOR SINGH.
Chapter 7 of Hira Singh by Talbot Mundy holds 613 sentences, grouped into 123 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 7 holds 613 sentences of Hira Singh, unabridged, divided into 123 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Hira Singh by Talbot Mundy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 613 sentences, grouped into 123 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.
Work through the 123 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 123 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 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.
Common questions about reading Hira Singh by Talbot Mundy on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4883 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #4400 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #4400, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 406 minutes of reading across 977 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Hira Singh section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 8 chapters of Hira Singh to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Hira Singh, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
