Chapter 14 of King--of the Khyber Rifles is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of King--of the Khyber Rifles is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Private preserves? New Notions? Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts. Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be. Come, trade with me!
Chapter 14 of King--of the Khyber Rifles is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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conspicuously new
From this reading “Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.”
the quality of being honest
From this reading “Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.”
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “New Notions?”
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.”
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
From this reading “Private preserves?”
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading “Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.”
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 Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
conspicuously new
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, trade with me!
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
at any time
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
the quality of being honest
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New Notions?
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading New Notions?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
From this reading Private preserves?
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Private preserves?
a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Measure me a quart of honesty, And I will trade it for a pound weight of my thoughts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come, trade with me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you and I shall go and dream together A brand-new dream of things that never happened, Nor ever can be.
Chapter 14 of King--of the Khyber Rifles by Talbot Mundy holds 291 sentences, grouped into 59 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 14 holds 291 sentences of King--of the Khyber Rifles, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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