Chapter 38 of Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head! I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled! O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus. May the king live for ever!" She laughed outright.
Chapter 38 of Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!”
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading “O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.”
the state of being honored
From this reading “O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!”
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading “She laughed outright.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!”
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.
In this reading “I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!”
In this reading “REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!”
In this reading “May the king live for ever!"”
on everybody's mind
In this reading “REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!”
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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!
put or send forth
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
morally blemished; stained or impure
From this reading I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!
at any time
From this reading May the king live for ever!"
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading May the king live for ever!"
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
the state of being honored
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading May the king live for ever!"
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed outright.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading May the king live for ever!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May the king live for ever!"
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
not one and not the other of two
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
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 O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading She laughed outright.
have ownership or possession of
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed outright.
a male human offspring
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
in or at that place or location
From this reading O Kalmim, there is neither faith, nor honour, nor gratitude in Ninyas, the son of Ninus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REQUITED "I have cast stones in the air to fall on mine own head!
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I have knelt at the stream, and, lo, the waters were bitter and defiled!
Chapter 38 of Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen by G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melville holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 38 holds 177 sentences of Sarchedon: A Legend of the Great Queen, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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