Chapter 5 of The Flower of Forgiveness is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Flower of Forgiveness is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station. When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions. "And how is Heera Nund?" was one. My bearer smiled benignly. "_Huzoor_, he is well--in the month of July he was hanged."
Chapter 5 of The Flower of Forgiveness is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.”
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.”
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading “My bearer smiled benignly.”
in a benign manner
From this reading “My bearer smiled benignly.”
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “"_Huzoor_, he is well--in the month of July he was hanged."”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “"_Huzoor_, he is well--in the month of July he was hanged."”
worried and uneasy
From this reading “Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.”
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.”
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In this reading “Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.”
In this reading “Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.”
In this reading “Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.”
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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 Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
anew
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading My bearer smiled benignly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
in a benign manner
From this reading My bearer smiled benignly.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading "_Huzoor_, he is well--in the month of July he was hanged."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Huzoor_, he is well--in the month of July he was hanged."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And how is Heera Nund?" was one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And how is Heera Nund?" was one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Huzoor_, he is well--in the month of July he was hanged."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_Huzoor_, he is well--in the month of July he was hanged."
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And how is Heera Nund?" was one.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading "_Huzoor_, he is well--in the month of July he was hanged."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "_Huzoor_, he is well--in the month of July he was hanged."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
as might be expected
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And how is Heera Nund?" was one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_Huzoor_, he is well--in the month of July he was hanged."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
worried and uneasy
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading My bearer smiled benignly.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Six months passed before I set foot on Indian soil again, and then fate and a restless Government sent me to a new station.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And how is Heera Nund?" was one.
(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 "_Huzoor_, he is well--in the month of July he was hanged."
at the time that
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When my servants arrived with my baggage from the old one, I naturally fell to asking questions.
Chapter 5 of The Flower of Forgiveness by Flora Annie Webster Steel holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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