Chapter 8 of Malayan Literature is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Malayan Literature is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?" Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way." The princess said, "Take water, lord." Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water. Then he asked permission to return.
Chapter 8 of Malayan Literature is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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housing that someone is living in
From this reading “Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"”
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading “Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.”
approval to do something
From this reading “Then he asked permission to return.”
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading “Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.”
a small lake
From this reading “Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he asked permission to return.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The princess said, "Take water, lord."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
approval to do something
From this reading Then he asked permission to return.
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.
a small lake
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Then he asked permission to return.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The princess said, "Take water, lord."
carry out
From this reading The princess said, "Take water, lord."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum plunged the emerald pitcher into the pond, and filled it with water.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Asraf-el-Kaum answered, "I have come here to ask you for water, for I have lost my way."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the princess asked him, "What is your desire in coming here to my dwelling?"
Chapter 8 of Malayan Literature by Chauncey C. (Chauncey Clark) [Translator] Starkweather holds 456 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
Chapter 8 holds 456 sentences of Malayan Literature, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Malayan Literature by Chauncey C. (Chauncey Clark) [Translator] Starkweather exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 456 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
Work through the 92 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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