Chapter 3 of Kafir Stories: Seven Short Stories is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Kafir Stories: Seven Short Stories is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Suicide. Why not? Suicide was said to be disgraceful. Why? Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
Chapter 3 of Kafir Stories: Seven Short Stories is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading “Suicide was said to be disgraceful.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.”
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading “Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.”
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.”
(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem
From this reading “Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Suicide was said to be disgraceful.”
the act of killing yourself
From this reading “Suicide.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Suicide was said to be disgraceful.
having a high state of culture and development both social and technological
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading Suicide was said to be disgraceful.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Suicide was said to be disgraceful.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
the act of killing yourself
From this reading Suicide.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Other nations, more civilised in some respects than ours, had held it to be honourable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suicide was said to be disgraceful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suicide was said to be disgraceful.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not?
Chapter 3 of Kafir Stories: Seven Short Stories by W. C. (William Charles) Scully holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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