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Chapter 10 of The Great Mogul is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety." _Shakespeare_, "King Henry IV." Jahangir received them in the Hall of Public Audience. If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose. The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.
Chapter 10 of The Great Mogul is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to gain with effort
From this reading “If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.”
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading “The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.”
heighten or intensify
From this reading “If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.”
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
From this reading “"Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “"Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."”
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
From this reading “The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.”
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading “The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.”
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.”
In this reading “The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.”
In this reading “Jahangir received them in the Hall of Public Audience.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
to gain with effort
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading Jahangir received them in the Hall of Public Audience.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Jahangir received them in the Hall of Public Audience.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _Shakespeare_, "King Henry IV."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jahangir received them in the Hall of Public Audience.
heighten or intensify
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _Shakespeare_, "King Henry IV."
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From this reading Jahangir received them in the Hall of Public Audience.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _Shakespeare_, "King Henry IV."
splendid or imposing in size or appearance
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
From this reading "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Jahangir received them in the Hall of Public Audience.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Jahangir received them in the Hall of Public Audience.
belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
From this reading The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading _Shakespeare_, "King Henry IV."
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.
inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading The fine building itself supplied a fitting shrine for regal splendor.
the environmental condition
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jahangir received them in the Hall of Public Audience.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Jahangir received them in the Hall of Public Audience.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety."
(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 If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading If he wished to inspire respect by a display of magnificence, his appearance and surroundings were well calculated to achieve this purpose.
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