Chapter 35 of The Moghul is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Moghul is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Perhaps you should read the dispatch." Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap. "Jadar never engaged Malik Ambar. Instead he forged an alliance. It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
Chapter 35 of The Moghul is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being allied or confederated
From this reading “Instead he forged an alliance.”
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading “"Perhaps you should read the dispatch."”
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading “Instead he forged an alliance.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap.”
the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent
From this reading “"Jadar never engaged Malik Ambar.”
an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
From this reading “Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap.”
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading “It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap.”
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.
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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 It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap.
the state of being allied or confederated
From this reading Instead he forged an alliance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jadar never engaged Malik Ambar.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Instead he forged an alliance.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading "Perhaps you should read the dispatch."
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading "Jadar never engaged Malik Ambar.
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading Instead he forged an alliance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instead he forged an alliance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead he forged an alliance.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jadar never engaged Malik Ambar.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap.
the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent
From this reading "Jadar never engaged Malik Ambar.
and nothing more
From this reading It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
From this reading Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Jadar never engaged Malik Ambar.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps you should read the dispatch."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Perhaps you should read the dispatch."
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Perhaps you should read the dispatch."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Perhaps you should read the dispatch."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Nadir Sharif tossed the scrolled paper into Allaudin's lap.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would appear his 'retreat' north to Burhanpur was merely a ruse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perhaps you should read the dispatch."
Chapter 35 of The Moghul by Thomas Hoover holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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 35 holds 450 sentences of The Moghul, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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