Chapter 12 of The Path to Honour is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Path to Honour is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN. "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob? I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared." "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded. But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
Chapter 12 of The Path to Honour is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “"Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?”
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."”
(the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja
From this reading “"Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “"Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."”
hidden from general view or use
From this reading “"Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.”
get by special effort
From this reading “But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."”
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 "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
the act of departing
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
(the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
only a very short time before
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
hidden from general view or use
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
get by special effort
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what I really made myself scarce for was to secure the guns."
at the time that
From this reading I was going to ask you to do it, but when I looked for you, you had disappeared."
which person or people
From this reading THE ONE WHO WAS TAKEN.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, she and her women are safely secluded.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you cleared out a tent for the Rani, Bob?
Chapter 12 of The Path to Honour by Sydney C. Grier holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 12 holds 201 sentences of The Path to Honour, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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