Chapter 7 of Routledge rides alone is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Routledge rides alone is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him. “The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road. This is my son--the son of Madan Das. There were two others, both girls, but they are dead since the drouth. Also the brother of my husband, who was a leper.
Chapter 7 of Routledge rides alone is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ““The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.”
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading ““I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “There were two others, both girls, but they are dead since the drouth.”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading ““The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Also the brother of my husband, who was a leper.”
the act of departing
From this reading ““The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.”
a person afflicted with leprosy
From this reading “Also the brother of my husband, who was a leper.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading ““I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
person of exceptional holiness
In this reading ““The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.”
travelling about
In this reading ““The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Also the brother of my husband, who was a leper.
in addition
From this reading Also the brother of my husband, who was a leper.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two others, both girls, but they are dead since the drouth.
the two together, not just one
From this reading There were two others, both girls, but they are dead since the drouth.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Also the brother of my husband, who was a leper.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were two others, both girls, but they are dead since the drouth.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
a prolonged shortage
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading There were two others, both girls, but they are dead since the drouth.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Also the brother of my husband, who was a leper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
the act of departing
From this reading “The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.
a person afflicted with leprosy
From this reading Also the brother of my husband, who was a leper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is my son--the son of Madan Das.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were two others, both girls, but they are dead since the drouth.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
a male human offspring
From this reading This is my son--the son of Madan Das.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were two others, both girls, but they are dead since the drouth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were two others, both girls, but they are dead since the drouth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is my son--the son of Madan Das.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were two others, both girls, but they are dead since the drouth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Also the brother of my husband, who was a leper.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two others, both girls, but they are dead since the drouth.
a Caucasian
From this reading “The white holy man carried me here, leaving the other on the road.
which person or people
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “I am the widow of Madan Das, who is dead since the drouth,” she told him.
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