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Chapter 11 of The Coming Conquest of England is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.” “What makes you believe that all Hindus must die to-morrow?” “Oh, sahib! me know it well. The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.” “But this is nonsense.
Chapter 11 of The Coming Conquest of England is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a courageous manner
From this reading ““All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.””
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading ““All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.””
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.””
plural of “hindu” — a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading ““All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.””
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.””
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading ““What makes you believe that all Hindus must die to-morrow?””
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading ““But this is nonsense.”
the day after today
From this reading “The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.””
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.
(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 Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “What makes you believe that all Hindus must die to-morrow?”
in a courageous manner
From this reading “All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading “All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.”
plural of “hindu” — a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading “All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But this is nonsense.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, sahib! me know it well.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, sahib! me know it well.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “What makes you believe that all Hindus must die to-morrow?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, sahib! me know it well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “What makes you believe that all Hindus must die to-morrow?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “But this is nonsense.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, sahib! me know it well.
formerly a term of respect for important white Europeans in colonial India; used after the name
From this reading “Oh, sahib! me know it well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What makes you believe that all Hindus must die to-morrow?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But this is nonsense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
the day after today
From this reading The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Mohammedans hate the Hindus, and they will kill all of us tomorrow.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Oh, sahib! me know it well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What makes you believe that all Hindus must die to-morrow?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “All Hindus will die to-morrow, but I at least will defend myself bravely.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What makes you believe that all Hindus must die to-morrow?”
Chapter 11 of The Coming Conquest of England by August Niemann holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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