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The Home and the World

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.
They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.
The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.
Everyone says that I resemble my mother.
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The Home and the World

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Home and the World is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.
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They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.
/ðeɪ keɪm æt ðə stɑːrt ʌv maɪ laɪfs ˈdʒɜːrni laɪk ðə fɜːrst striːk ʌv dɔːn ˈɡɪvɪŋ miː ˈɡoʊldən prəˈvɪʒən tuː ˈkæri miː ɑːn maɪ weɪ/
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The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.
/ðə skaɪ wɪtʃ ɡɪvz laɪt ɪz bluː ənd maɪ ˈmʌðərz feɪs wɑːz dɑːrk bʌt ʃiː hæd ðə ˈreɪdiːəns ʌv ˈhoʊlinəs ənd hɜːr ˈbjuːti wʊd pʊt tuː ʃeɪm ɔːl ðə ˈvænəti ʌv ðə ˈbjuːtəfəl/
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Everyone says that I resemble my mother.
/ˈevriwʌn sez ðæt aɪ rɪˈzembəl maɪ ˈmʌðər/

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Bengali noun US /beŋˈɡɑːli/

(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)

From this reading “This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.”

Bharat noun US /ˈbɑːrɑːt/

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading “This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.”

holiness noun US /ˈhoʊlinəs/

the quality of being holy

From this reading “The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.”

html noun US /ˌeɪtʃtiːeˈmel/

a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents

From this reading “Original html version created at eldritchpress.org by Eric Eldred.”

Jain adjective US /dʒaɪn/

relating to or characteristic of Jainism

From this reading “This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.”

sari noun US /ˈsɑːri/

a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body

streak noun US /striːk/

an unbroken series of events

From this reading “They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.”

vermilion adjective US /vərˈmɪljən/

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

From this reading “This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.”

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1

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

1915

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

1916

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

1919

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

2

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

Anand

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Original html version created at eldritchpress.org by Eric Eldred.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

BengalinounUS /beŋˈɡɑːli/

(Hinduism) a member of a people living in Bangladesh and West Bengal (mainly Hindus)

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

BharatnounUS /ˈbɑːrɑːt/

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/

a line that indicates a boundary

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Original html version created at eldritchpress.org by Eric Eldred.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

carryverbUS /ˈkæri/

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

Chetan

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading Original html version created at eldritchpress.org by Eric Eldred.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

dawnnounUS /dɔːn/

the first light of day

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

depthnounUS /depθ/

the extent downward or backward or inward

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

eBook

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

Eldred

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From this reading Original html version created at eldritchpress.org by Eric Eldred.

eldritchpress

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From this reading Original html version created at eldritchpress.org by Eric Eldred.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

Eric

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From this reading Original html version created at eldritchpress.org by Eric Eldred.

EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/

every person

From this reading Everyone says that I resemble my mother.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

givesnounUS /ɡɪvz/

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

givingnounUS /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

the act of giving

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

goldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

holinessnounUS /ˈhoʊlinəs/

the quality of being holy

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

htmlnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːeˈmel/

a set of tags and rules (conforming to SGML) for using them in developing hypertext documents

From this reading Original html version created at eldritchpress.org by Eric Eldred.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Everyone says that I resemble my mother.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/

a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

JainadjectiveUS /dʒaɪn/

relating to or characteristic of Jainism

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

life'snounUS /laɪfs/

possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

LiteraturenounUS /ˈlɪtərətʃər/

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

Macmillan

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

markverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

MOTHERnounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

org

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OriginaladjectiveUS /ərˈɪdʒənəl/

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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partingnounUS /ˈpɑːrtɪŋ/

the act of departing politely

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

peacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

producedverbUS /prəˈduːst/

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

provisionnounUS /prəˈvɪʒən/

a stipulated condition

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

publishedadjectiveUS /ˈpʌblɪʃt/

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/

the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

Rao

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

resembleverbUS /rɪˈzembəl/

appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to

From this reading Everyone says that I resemble my mother.

sarinounUS /ˈsɑːri/

a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

saysnounUS /sez/

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Everyone says that I resemble my mother.

shamenounUS /ʃeɪm/

a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

streaknounUS /striːk/

an unbroken series of events

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

Surendranath

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

Tagorenoun

Indian writer and philosopher whose poetry (based on traditional Hindu themes) pioneered the use of colloquial Bengali (1861-1941)

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Everyone says that I resemble my mother.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/

the present time or age

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

TranslatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/

past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

vanitynounUS /ˈvænəti/

feelings of excessive pride

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

vermilionadjectiveUS /vərˈmɪljən/

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

versionnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒən/

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading Original html version created at eldritchpress.org by Eric Eldred.

Viswas

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From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They came at the start of my life's journey, like the first streak of dawn, giving me golden provision to carry me on my way.

wearverbUS /wer/

be dressed in

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The sky which gives light is blue, and my mother's face was dark, but she had the radiance of holiness, and her beauty would put to shame all the vanity of the beautiful.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading This eBook was produced by Chetan Jain, Viswas G and Anand Rao at Bharat Literature Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan, 1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916] MOTHER, today there comes back to mind the vermilion mark [1] at the parting of your hair, the __sari__ [2] which you used to wear, with its wide red border, and those wonderful eyes of yours, full of depth and peace.

Chapter 1 of The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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Chapter 1 holds 423 sentences of The Home and the World, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.

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