Chapter 13 of Rujub, the Juggler is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Rujub, the Juggler is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in. The two subalterns were dining with him. “That’s good, Bathurst,” the Doctor said, as he entered. “Boy, put a chair for Mr. Bathurst. I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.”
Chapter 13 of Rujub, the Juggler is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.””
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading ““Boy, put a chair for Mr. Bathurst.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.””
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “The two subalterns were dining with him.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading ““That’s good, Bathurst,” the Doctor said, as he entered.”
every person
From this reading “I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.””
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 “Boy, put a chair for Mr. Bathurst.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That’s good, Bathurst,” the Doctor said, as he entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Boy, put a chair for Mr. Bathurst.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Boy, put a chair for Mr. Bathurst.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading The two subalterns were dining with him.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “That’s good, Bathurst,” the Doctor said, as he entered.
every person
From this reading I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Boy, put a chair for Mr. Bathurst.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “That’s good, Bathurst,” the Doctor said, as he entered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That’s good, Bathurst,” the Doctor said, as he entered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The two subalterns were dining with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
and nothing more
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Boy, put a chair for Mr. Bathurst.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Boy, put a chair for Mr. Bathurst.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s good, Bathurst,” the Doctor said, as he entered.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two subalterns were dining with him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s good, Bathurst,” the Doctor said, as he entered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two subalterns were dining with him.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two subalterns were dining with him.
at the time that
From this reading The Doctor had just sat down to dinner when Bathurst came in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two subalterns were dining with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I had begun to think that you had deserted me as well as everybody else.”
Chapter 13 of Rujub, the Juggler by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 13 holds 445 sentences of Rujub, the Juggler, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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