Chapter 19 of Mohammed Ali and His House is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Mohammed Ali and His House is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EMBARKATION. "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes. "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?" "Yes, my dear father, I have. It is time I showed myself to be a man!
Chapter 19 of Mohammed Ali and His House is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “"Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “"Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"”
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “THE EMBARKATION.”
the head of a state government
From this reading “"Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.”
determined
From this reading “"Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “It is time I showed myself to be a man!”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “"Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.”
soldiers collectively
From this reading “"Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is time I showed myself to be a man!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is time I showed myself to be a man!
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Yes, my dear father, I have.
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading THE EMBARKATION.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Yes, my dear father, I have.
the head of a state government
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, my dear father, I have.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
go away from a place
From this reading "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It is time I showed myself to be a man!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my dear father, I have.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It is time I showed myself to be a man!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"
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From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
determined
From this reading "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It is time I showed myself to be a man!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMBARKATION.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is time I showed myself to be a man!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"
soldiers collectively
From this reading "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Is it then really true, Osman?" asked the governor, with tears in his eyes.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, my dear father, I have.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you resolved to leave me and assume command of the troops?"
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