Chapter XII
Chapter 12
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Grand was thy goal! Thy vision new! Ave, Caesar! Conquest? Ends of Earth thy view?
King--of the Khyber Rifles
Chapter XII · Chapter 12
Chapter 12 of King--of the Khyber Rifles is here in full — 694 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Grand
was
thy
goal!
Thy
vision
new!
Ave,
Caesar!
Conquest?
Ends
of
Earth
thy
view?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
King--of the Khyber Rifles
Chapter XII · Chapter 12
Chapter 12 of King--of the Khyber Rifles is here in full — 694 sentences across 139 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/138 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Grand
was
thy
goal!
/ɡrænd wɑːz ðaɪ ɡoʊl/
Line 2
Thy
vision
new!
/ðaɪ ˈvɪʒən nuː/
Line 3
Ave,
Caesar!
Line 4
Conquest?
/ˈkɑːŋkwest/
Line 5
Ends
of
Earth
thy
view?
/endz ʌv ɜːrθ ðaɪ vjuː/
Learner Dictionary
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.
Caesar
noun
US /ˈsiːzər/
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading “Ave, Caesar!”
Conquest
noun
US /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading “Conquest?”
Earth
noun
US /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Ends of Earth thy view?”
Ends
noun
US /endz/
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Ends of Earth thy view?”
goal
noun
US /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “Grand was thy goal!”
Grand
adjective
US /ɡrænd/
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “Grand was thy goal!”
view
noun
US /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “Ends of Earth thy view?”
vision
noun
US /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading “Thy vision new!”
All words in this reading · 13
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.
Ave
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ave, Caesar!
CaesarnounUS /ˈsiːzər/
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading Ave, Caesar!
ConquestnounUS /ˈkɑːŋkwest/
the act of conquering
From this reading Conquest?
EarthnounUS /ɜːrθ/
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Ends of Earth thy view?
EndsnounUS /endz/
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Ends of Earth thy view?
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading Grand was thy goal!
GrandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Grand was thy goal!
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Thy vision new!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ends of Earth thy view?
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Grand was thy goal!
viewnounUS /vjuː/
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Ends of Earth thy view?
visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/
a vivid mental image
From this reading Thy vision new!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grand was thy goal!
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