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Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves. All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus. Umballa came to a halt before a latticed door. "Here your majesty must remain till the day of your coronation." "How did my father die?"
Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 67/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 331–335
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the ceremony of installing a new monarch
From this reading “"Here your majesty must remain till the day of your coronation."”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.”
cause to stop
From this reading “Umballa came to a halt before a latticed door.”
living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
From this reading “Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.”
native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
From this reading “All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.”
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading “Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.”
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.”
past form of “tint” — color lightly
From this reading “All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
(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 All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Umballa came to a halt before a latticed door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Umballa came to a halt before a latticed door.
the ceremony of installing a new monarch
From this reading "Here your majesty must remain till the day of your coronation."
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Here your majesty must remain till the day of your coronation."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did my father die?"
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "How did my father die?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Umballa came to a halt before a latticed door.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "How did my father die?"
cause to stop
From this reading Umballa came to a halt before a latticed door.
living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here your majesty must remain till the day of your coronation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did my father die?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
From this reading Umballa came to a halt before a latticed door.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading "Here your majesty must remain till the day of your coronation."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Here your majesty must remain till the day of your coronation."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "How did my father die?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Here your majesty must remain till the day of your coronation."
an instance of visual perception
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Here your majesty must remain till the day of your coronation."
past form of “tint” — color lightly
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Umballa came to a halt before a latticed door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Umballa came to a halt before a latticed door.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three ladies of the harem were sitting in the portico, attended by slaves.
a Caucasian
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading All were curiously interested at the sight of a woman with white skin, tinted like the lotus.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here your majesty must remain till the day of your coronation."
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