Chapter 8 of In Black and White is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of In Black and White is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him. “May you never be tired!” said he cheerily. “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib. A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone. Well done!
Chapter 8 of In Black and White is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading ““Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.”
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading “Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.”
possessive form of “shah” — title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
filled with something
From this reading “Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.”
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading “Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.”
not embarrassed
From this reading “Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.”
inflected form of “wad” — compress into a wad
From this reading “A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.”
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In this reading “Well done!”
In this reading ““Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “May you never be tired!” said he cheerily.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “May you never be tired!” said he cheerily.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Well done!
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “May you never be tired!” said he cheerily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May you never be tired!” said he cheerily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “May you never be tired!” said he cheerily.
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “May you never be tired!” said he cheerily.
possessive form of “shah” — title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
filled with something
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
express in words
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “May you never be tired!” said he cheerily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
plural of “trooper” — a soldier in a motorized army unit
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
not embarrassed
From this reading Entered unabashed Khoda Dad Khan, a stuffed forage-net in his hand, and the troopers behind him.
inflected form of “wad” — compress into a wad
From this reading A clean cut, they tell me, through jaw, wadded coat, and deep into the collar-bone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, Sahibs, that was a good fight, and Naim Shah’s mother is in debt to you, Tallantire Sahib.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “May you never be tired!” said he cheerily.
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