Chapter 13 of The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kadambini could bear no more. She said: "Oh, I am not dead, I am not dead. Oh, how can I persuade you that I am not dead? I am living, living!" She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
Chapter 13 of The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have
From this reading “Kadambini could bear no more.”
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading “She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.”
held up in the air
From this reading “She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “I am living, living!"”
win approval or support for
From this reading “Oh, how can I persuade you that I am not dead?”
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She said: "Oh, I am not dead, I am not dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
have
From this reading Kadambini could bear no more.
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh, how can I persuade you that I am not dead?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Kadambini could bear no more.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She said: "Oh, I am not dead, I am not dead.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, how can I persuade you that I am not dead?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She said: "Oh, I am not dead, I am not dead.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kadambini could bear no more.
held up in the air
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I am living, living!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Kadambini could bear no more.
not any; not one
From this reading Kadambini could bear no more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She said: "Oh, I am not dead, I am not dead.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading She said: "Oh, I am not dead, I am not dead.
win approval or support for
From this reading Oh, how can I persuade you that I am not dead?
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said: "Oh, I am not dead, I am not dead.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said: "Oh, I am not dead, I am not dead.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, how can I persuade you that I am not dead?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She lifted a brass pot from the ground and dashed it against her forehead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, how can I persuade you that I am not dead?
Chapter 13 of The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
Chapter 13 holds 197 sentences of The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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