Chapter 34 of The Moghul is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Moghul is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I do, Your Majesty." "Then we will hear it." Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment. Hawksworth cradled it against him. The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
Chapter 34 of The Moghul is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.”
past form of “buzz” — make a buzzing sound
From this reading “Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.”
covered with water
From this reading “The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.”
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading “Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “"I do, Your Majesty."”
plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading “Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.”
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading “The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.”
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 “Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.”
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anew
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Hawksworth cradled it against him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
past form of “buzz” — make a buzzing sound
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hawksworth cradled it against him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do, Your Majesty."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
covered with water
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Then we will hear it."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hawksworth cradled it against him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do, Your Majesty."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then we will hear it."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
a substance for packing a joint or coating a porous surface to make it impervious to gas or liquid
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading "I do, Your Majesty."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
plural of “noble” — a titled peer of the realm
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then we will hear it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then we will hear it."
during the time that
From this reading Arangbar passed the lute back to Hawksworth, while the nobles around them buzzed in astonishment.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then we will hear it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The feel of its body flooded him with sadness as he realized he would never play it again.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I do, Your Majesty."
Chapter 34 of The Moghul by Thomas Hoover holds 456 sentences, grouped into 92 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 34 holds 456 sentences of The Moghul, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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