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Siddhartha: A Poem of India
Siddhartha: A Poem of India

Chapter III

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There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.
Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.
Kamala did not send anyone to search for him.
She was not surprised when she heard of Siddhartha’s disappearance.
Was it not something she had always expected?
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Siddhartha: A Poem of India

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Siddhartha: A Poem of India is here in full — 508 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/101 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.
/ðer ənd ðen æt ðæt ˈaʊər ʌv ðə naɪt sɪˈdɑːrtʌ left hɪz ˈɡɑːrdən left ðə ˈsɪti ənd ˈnevər rɪˈtɜːrnd tuː ðem/
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Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.
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Kamala did not send anyone to search for him.
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She was not surprised when she heard of Siddhartha’s disappearance.
Line 5
Was it not something she had always expected?
/wɑːz ɪt nɑːt ˈsʌmθɪŋ ʃiː hæd ˈɔːlweɪz ɪkˈspektəd/

Learner Dictionary

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.

anyone pronoun US /ˈeniwʌn/

any person at all

From this reading “Kamala did not send anyone to search for him.”

bandits noun US /ˈbændəts/

plural of “bandit” — an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

From this reading “Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.”

disappearance noun US /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/

the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

From this reading “She was not surprised when she heard of Siddhartha’s disappearance.”

fallen adjective US /ˈfɑːlən/

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading “Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.”

search verb US /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading “Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.”

servants noun US /ˈsɜːrvənts/

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading “Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.”

Siddhartha noun US /sɪˈdɑːrtʌ/

founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)

From this reading “There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.”

surprised adjective US /sərˈpraɪzd/

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading “She was not surprised when she heard of Siddhartha’s disappearance.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

search for verb + particle

In this reading “Kamala did not send anyone to search for him.”

into the hands preposition + article + noun counted as “into … hands”

In this reading “Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.”

All words in this reading · 47

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.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Was it not something she had always expected?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/

any person at all

From this reading Kamala did not send anyone to search for him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

banditsnounUS /ˈbændəts/

plural of “bandit” — an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Kamala did not send anyone to search for him.

disappearancenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/

the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

From this reading She was not surprised when she heard of Siddhartha’s disappearance.

expectedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspektəd/

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading Was it not something she had always expected?

fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading She was not surprised when she heard of Siddhartha’s disappearance.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Was it not something she had always expected?

Kamala

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kamala did not send anyone to search for him.

Kamaswami

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Kamala did not send anyone to search for him.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading Kamala did not send anyone to search for him.

servantsnounUS /ˈsɜːrvənts/

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was not surprised when she heard of Siddhartha’s disappearance.

SiddharthanounUS /sɪˈdɑːrtʌ/

founder of Buddhism (c 563-483 BC)

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

Siddhartha's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She was not surprised when she heard of Siddhartha’s disappearance.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Was it not something she had always expected?

surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading She was not surprised when she heard of Siddhartha’s disappearance.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Kamaswami had his servants search long for him, he thought he had fallen into the hands of bandits.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There and then, at that hour of the night, Siddhartha left his garden, left the city and never returned to them.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was not surprised when she heard of Siddhartha’s disappearance.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She was not surprised when she heard of Siddhartha’s disappearance.

Chapter 3 of Siddhartha: A Poem of India by Hermann Hesse holds 508 sentences, grouped into 102 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.

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