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Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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_Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!
Protector of the Innocent!
Defender of Defenders!
Equitable King!
For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Son of Power

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Son of Power is here in full — 304 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!
Line 2
Protector of the Innocent!
/prəˈtektər ʌv ðə ˈɪnəsənt/
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Defender of Defenders!
/dɪˈfendər ʌv dɪˈfendərz/
Line 4
Equitable King!
/ˈekwətəbəl kɪŋ/
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For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.
/fɔːr hɪz seɪk ˈnɑːlədʒ ʌv ðə pleɪs wer hiː wɑːz noʊn ənd ʌv ðoʊz huː lʊkt əˈpɑːn hɪz ˈpɜːrsən ʃæl ɡoʊ daʊn frʌm ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən tuː ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən ˈɪntuː ðə ˈfjuːtʃər ənd ʃæl biː kənˈtɪnjuːd fərˈevər ˈʌndər ðə ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən ʌv hɪz neɪm/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Defender noun US /dɪˈfendər/

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading “Defender of Defenders!”

Defenders noun US /dɪˈfendərz/

plural of “defender” — a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading “Defender of Defenders!”

elephants noun US /ˈeləfənts/

plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm

From this reading “_Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!”

Equitable adjective US /ˈekwətəbəl/

fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

From this reading “Equitable King!”

forever adverb US /fərˈevər/

for a limitless time

From this reading “For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.”

generation noun US /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading “For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.”

illumination noun US /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/

a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

From this reading “For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.”

Protector noun US /prəˈtektər/

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading “Protector of the Innocent!”

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AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading _Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/

without stop or interruption

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

DefendernounUS /dɪˈfendər/

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading Defender of Defenders!

DefendersnounUS /dɪˈfendərz/

plural of “defender” — a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading Defender of Defenders!

Deo

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From this reading _Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

ElephantsnounUS /ˈeləfənts/

plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm

From this reading _Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!

EquitableadjectiveUS /ˈekwətəbəl/

fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

From this reading Equitable King!

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/

for a limitless time

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

illuminationnounUS /ˌɪluːməˈneɪʃən/

a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

InnocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/

free from evil or guilt

From this reading Protector of the Innocent!

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading _Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!

knowledgenounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

Neela

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

From this reading _Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

ProtectornounUS /prəˈtektər/

a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading Protector of the Innocent!

sakenounUS /seɪk/

a reason for wanting something done

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading _Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading _Neela Deo, King of All Elephants_ This is the story of Neela Deo, King of all elephants!

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading For his sake, knowledge of the place where he was known and of those who looked upon his person, shall go down from generation to generation into the future and shall be continued forever, under the illumination of his name.

Chapter 13 of Son of Power by Will Levington Comfort holds 304 sentences, grouped into 61 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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