Chapter 5 of The Moghul is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of The Moghul is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen. But I think now you will remember what I have said." "Hawksworth!" Elkington's voice boomed from the pinnace below. "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
Chapter 5 of The Moghul is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “"Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"”
past form of “boom” — make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading “Elkington's voice boomed from the pinnace below.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “"Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.”
not in action or at work
From this reading “"Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “"Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"”
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “"Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"”
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading “"Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “"Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"”
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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 "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
anew
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Elkington's voice boomed from the pinnace below.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
past form of “boom” — make a resonant sound, like artillery
From this reading Elkington's voice boomed from the pinnace below.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I think now you will remember what I have said."
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elkington's voice boomed from the pinnace below.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Elkington's voice boomed from the pinnace below.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hawksworth!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
not in action or at work
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
hear with intention
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But I think now you will remember what I have said."
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 "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
a boat for communication between ship and shore
From this reading Elkington's voice boomed from the pinnace below.
To recall to mind.
From this reading But I think now you will remember what I have said."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But I think now you will remember what I have said."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elkington's voice boomed from the pinnace below.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Elkington's voice boomed from the pinnace below.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Have we sail'd a blessed seven month to this nest o' heathens so's to idle about and palaver?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But I think now you will remember what I have said."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I think now you will remember what I have said."
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just as I begin to think you have wisdom, again you cease to listen.
Chapter 5 of The Moghul by Thomas Hoover holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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 5 holds 455 sentences of The Moghul, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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