Chapter 8 of In Love With the Czarina, and Other Stories is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of In Love With the Czarina, and Other Stories is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Timur Lenk did not hasten. He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults. He also had a little account to settle with the Sultan of Egypt. It was a short and gory one. He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.
Chapter 8 of In Love With the Czarina, and Other Stories is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading “He also had a little account to settle with the Sultan of Egypt.”
covered with blood
From this reading “It was a short and gory one.”
act or move at high speed
From this reading “Timur Lenk did not hasten.”
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading “He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.”
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.”
plural of “somersault” — an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
From this reading “He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.”
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading “He also had a little account to settle with the Sultan of Egypt.”
Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
From this reading “Timur Lenk did not hasten.”
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In this reading “He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.”
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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 He also had a little account to settle with the Sultan of Egypt.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading He also had a little account to settle with the Sultan of Egypt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
in addition
From this reading He also had a little account to settle with the Sultan of Egypt.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a short and gory one.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Timur Lenk did not hasten.
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading He also had a little account to settle with the Sultan of Egypt.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.
covered with blood
From this reading It was a short and gory one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
act or move at high speed
From this reading Timur Lenk did not hasten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a short and gory one.
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
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 He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Timur Lenk did not hasten.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He also had a little account to settle with the Sultan of Egypt.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Timur Lenk did not hasten.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a short and gory one.
and nothing more
From this reading He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading He also had a little account to settle with the Sultan of Egypt.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading It was a short and gory one.
plural of “somersault” — an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading He also had a little account to settle with the Sultan of Egypt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
From this reading Timur Lenk did not hasten.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He only took with him the metal gates of the towns--the others he left behind amongst the ruins.
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a short and gory one.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had time to look through the towns in which the Khan of Aidin had been made to turn somersaults.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He also had a little account to settle with the Sultan of Egypt.
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