Chapter 4 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 4 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away. He was happy. Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman. What better excuse was needed? There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
Chapter 4 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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cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading “HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.”
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading “Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.”
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading “HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.”
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading “HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.”
British dominion over India (1757-1947)
From this reading “Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.”
plural of “sikh” — an adherent of Sikhism
From this reading “There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.”
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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 HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading What better excuse was needed?
the people of Great Britain
From this reading Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
accept an excuse for
From this reading What better excuse was needed?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He was happy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was happy.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
moving with great haste
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
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 Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading What better excuse was needed?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
British dominion over India (1757-1947)
From this reading Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
plural of “sikh” — an adherent of Sikhism
From this reading There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
in the direction of
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW TIME MOVES Meantime Lal Singh was hurrying on a racing camel toward the railway, toward Simla, more than a thousand miles away.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What better excuse was needed?
a Caucasian
From this reading Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Here was the long delayed opportunity for the hand of the British Raj: a captive white woman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be armed Sikhs and Gurhas and Tommies near Rawal Pindi.
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