Chapter 8 of The Poison Tree is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Poison Tree is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BABU. Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur. At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings. It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs. In the centre is a tank, upon the edge of which stands a garden-house.
Chapter 8 of The Poison Tree is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “THE BABU.”
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading “It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.”
coated with paint
From this reading “At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.”
plural of “railing” — a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.”
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.”
furnished with more than enough
From this reading “It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.”
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading “In the centre is a tank, upon the edge of which stands a garden-house.”
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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 At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
used as a Hindi courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading THE BABU.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading In the centre is a tank, upon the edge of which stands a garden-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading In the centre is a tank, upon the edge of which stands a garden-house.
a social unit living together
From this reading Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
From this reading It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the centre is a tank, upon the edge of which stands a garden-house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the centre is a tank, upon the edge of which stands a garden-house.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur.
coated with paint
From this reading At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
plural of “railing” — a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading In the centre is a tank, upon the edge of which stands a garden-house.
furnished with more than enough
From this reading It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.
confined on all sides
From this reading At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading In the centre is a tank, upon the edge of which stands a garden-house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BABU.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this place there is a flower-garden surrounded by painted iron railings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the centre is a tank, upon the edge of which stands a garden-house.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Haridasi _Boisnavi_, having left the house of the Datta family, went to Debipur.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the centre is a tank, upon the edge of which stands a garden-house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is well stocked with fruit trees and flowering shrubs.
Chapter 8 of The Poison Tree by Bankimacandra Cattopadhyaya holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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 8 holds 86 sentences of The Poison Tree, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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