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Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.
A hundred servants had they to fulfil Their orders.
They sent gifts to all their friends, And food to last a month.
A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?
Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.
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Malayan Literature

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Malayan Literature is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.
Line 2
A hundred servants had they to fulfil Their orders.
/ə ˈhʌndrəd ˈsɜːrvənts hæd ðeɪ tuː fʊlˈfɪl ðer ˈɔːrdərz/
Line 3
They sent gifts to all their friends, And food to last a month.
/ðeɪ sent ɡɪfts tuː ɔːl ðer frendz ənd fuːd tuː læst ə mʌnθ/
Line 4
A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?
Line 5
Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

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.

abandoned adjective US /əˈbændənd/

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading “Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.”

chanced verb US /tʃænst/

past form of “chance” — be the case by chance

From this reading “A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?”

fulfil verb US /fʊlˈfɪl/

put in effect

From this reading “A hundred servants had they to fulfil Their orders.”

gifts noun US /ɡɪfts/

plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation

From this reading “They sent gifts to all their friends, And food to last a month.”

merchant noun US /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading “The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.”

neighborhood noun US /ˈneɪbərhʊd/

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading “The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.”

Sari noun US /ˈsɑːri/

a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body

From this reading “Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.”

vexed adjective US /vekst/

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading “Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.”

All words in this reading · 63

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A hundred servants had they to fulfil Their orders.

abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading They sent gifts to all their friends, And food to last a month.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

Bidasari

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

Bidasari's

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From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

chancedverbUS /tʃænst/

past form of “chance” — be the case by chance

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

establishedadjectiveUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading They sent gifts to all their friends, And food to last a month.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading They sent gifts to all their friends, And food to last a month.

fulfilverbUS /fʊlˈfɪl/

put in effect

From this reading A hundred servants had they to fulfil Their orders.

gatesnounUS /ɡeɪts/

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 A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

giftsnounUS /ɡɪfts/

plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation

From this reading They sent gifts to all their friends, And food to last a month.

goest

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

grandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A hundred servants had they to fulfil Their orders.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading A hundred servants had they to fulfil Their orders.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading They sent gifts to all their friends, And food to last a month.

Lila

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading They sent gifts to all their friends, And food to last a month.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

NearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

ordersnounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading A hundred servants had they to fulfil Their orders.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

QueennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

SarinounUS /ˈsɑːri/

a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading They sent gifts to all their friends, And food to last a month.

servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading A hundred servants had they to fulfil Their orders.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A hundred servants had they to fulfil Their orders.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A hundred servants had they to fulfil Their orders.

thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/

an old word for “yours”

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

vexedadjectiveUS /vekst/

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading The merchant and his wife Were soon established in the neighborhood, Near to Queen Bidasari's palace grand.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Of a truth Queen Lila Sari will be vexed, because Thou hast abandoned her so long a time.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading A certain day It chanced that Bidasari said: "O King, Why goest thou no more within the gates Of that thine other palace?

Chapter 4 of Malayan Literature by Chauncey C. (Chauncey Clark) [Translator] Starkweather holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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Chapter 4 holds 432 sentences of Malayan Literature, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of Malayan Literature by Chauncey C. (Chauncey Clark) [Translator] Starkweather exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 432 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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