Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor. He himself would remain home with the girls. Then he gazed up at the moon and smiled grimly. "Hukum hai!" he murmured in Hindustani. "It is the orders.
Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
From this reading “He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.”
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Then he gazed up at the moon and smiled grimly.”
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading “Then he gazed up at the moon and smiled grimly.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"Hukum hai!" he murmured in Hindustani.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “"It is the orders.”
a person who follows next in order
From this reading “He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.”
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a formal resignation and renunciation of powers
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he gazed up at the moon and smiled grimly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he gazed up at the moon and smiled grimly.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Then he gazed up at the moon and smiled grimly.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading He himself would remain home with the girls.
the act of giving
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading Then he gazed up at the moon and smiled grimly.
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From this reading "Hukum hai!" he murmured in Hindustani.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He himself would remain home with the girls.
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading "Hukum hai!" he murmured in Hindustani.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He himself would remain home with the girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hukum hai!" he murmured in Hindustani.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hukum hai!" he murmured in Hindustani.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the orders.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the orders.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Then he gazed up at the moon and smiled grimly.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Hukum hai!" he murmured in Hindustani.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "It is the orders.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading He himself would remain home with the girls.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Then he gazed up at the moon and smiled grimly.
a person who follows next in order
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he gazed up at the moon and smiled grimly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then he gazed up at the moon and smiled grimly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He himself would remain home with the girls.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would send his abdication to the council, giving them the right to choose his successor.
Chapter 1 of The Adventures of Kathlyn by Harold MacGrath holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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