Chapter 11 of The Great Mogul is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Great Mogul is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I do not set my life at a pin's fee." _Hamlet_, Act I. Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk. It now gave a tonic to an inebriate king. Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
Chapter 11 of The Great Mogul is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the action of accomplishing something
From this reading “Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.”
surprising greatly
From this reading “Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.”
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
From this reading “"I do not set my life at a pin's fee."”
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading “Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.”
a community of people smaller than a village
fill with sublime emotion
From this reading “It now gave a tonic to an inebriate king.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.”
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
From this reading “It now gave a tonic to an inebriate king.”
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 “Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.”
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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 "I do not set my life at a pin's fee."
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading _Hamlet_, Act I.
surprising greatly
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It now gave a tonic to an inebriate king.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I do not set my life at a pin's fee."
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not set my life at a pin's fee."
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
From this reading "I do not set my life at a pin's fee."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It now gave a tonic to an inebriate king.
a quick look
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading _Hamlet_, Act I.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not set my life at a pin's fee."
fill with sublime emotion
From this reading It now gave a tonic to an inebriate king.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It now gave a tonic to an inebriate king.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading It now gave a tonic to an inebriate king.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I do not set my life at a pin's fee."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
subject to death
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I do not set my life at a pin's fee."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not set my life at a pin's fee."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It now gave a tonic to an inebriate king.
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not set my life at a pin's fee."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I do not set my life at a pin's fee."
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading Jahangir, struggling to his feet, obtained a fleeting glimpse of Roger Sainton's amazing achievement.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue
From this reading It now gave a tonic to an inebriate king.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
which person or people
From this reading Mortal fear has caused many a man to run who thought himself unable to walk.
Chapter 11 of The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
Chapter 11 holds 231 sentences of The Great Mogul, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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