Chapter 6 of The Laughing Prince is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Laughing Prince is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him: "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son. I know not where my Third Son is. What shall I do?" Without looking at the Sultan the Dervish answered in his sing-song voice:
Chapter 6 of The Laughing Prince is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “"The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.”
an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
From this reading “When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “"The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.”
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “"The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.”
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
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someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading “"The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Without looking at the Sultan the Dervish answered in his sing-song voice:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Without looking at the Sultan the Dervish answered in his sing-song voice:
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
an ascetic Muslim monk; a member of an order noted for devotional exercises involving bodily movements
From this reading When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall I do?"
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Without looking at the Sultan the Dervish answered in his sing-song voice:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know not where my Third Son is.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know not where my Third Son is.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Without looking at the Sultan the Dervish answered in his sing-song voice:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I know not where my Third Son is.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I know not where my Third Son is.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
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cause to go somewhere
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall I do?"
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a male human offspring
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading I know not where my Third Son is.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Without looking at the Sultan the Dervish answered in his sing-song voice:
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall I do?"
at the time that
From this reading When his prayers were finished the Sultan went outside to the Dervish and said to him:
in or at the place that
From this reading I know not where my Third Son is.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without looking at the Sultan the Dervish answered in his sing-song voice:
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "The Warrior Princess, Flower o' the World, demands that I send her another son.
Chapter 6 of The Laughing Prince by Parker Fillmore holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 6 holds 434 sentences of The Laughing Prince, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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