Chapter 5 of The Poison Tree is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Poison Tree is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OH! LOTUS-EYED, WHO ART THOU? Kunda arrived safely with Nagendra at Govindpur. At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand. There were three divisions without and three within.
Chapter 5 of The Poison Tree is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Kunda arrived safely with Nagendra at Govindpur.”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “LOTUS-EYED, WHO ART THOU?”
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading “There were three divisions without and three within.”
housing that someone is living in
From this reading “At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “Kunda arrived safely with Nagendra at Govindpur.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were three divisions without and three within.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Kunda arrived safely with Nagendra at Govindpur.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading LOTUS-EYED, WHO ART THOU?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kunda arrived safely with Nagendra at Govindpur.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading There were three divisions without and three within.
housing that someone is living in
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kunda arrived safely with Nagendra at Govindpur.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kunda arrived safely with Nagendra at Govindpur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOTUS-EYED, WHO ART THOU?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kunda arrived safely with Nagendra at Govindpur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading OH!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading Kunda arrived safely with Nagendra at Govindpur.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were three divisions without and three within.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading LOTUS-EYED, WHO ART THOU?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There were three divisions without and three within.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were three divisions without and three within.
which person or people
From this reading LOTUS-EYED, WHO ART THOU?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kunda arrived safely with Nagendra at Govindpur.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There were three divisions without and three within.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There were three divisions without and three within.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading At the sight of Nagendra's dwelling she became speechless with wonder, for she had never seen one so grand.
Chapter 5 of The Poison Tree by Bankimacandra Cattopadhyaya holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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 74 sentences of The Poison Tree, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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