Chapter 9 of The Poison Tree is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Poison Tree is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SURJA MUKHI'S LETTER. Dearest Srimati Kamal Mani Dasi, long may you live! "I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing. You have become a woman, and the mistress of a house. Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.
Chapter 9 of The Poison Tree is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “"I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “"I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.”
the formal act of approving
From this reading “"I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Dearest Srimati Kamal Mani Dasi, long may you live!”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “You have become a woman, and the mistress of a house.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.”
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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 "I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.
speak to
From this reading "I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have become a woman, and the mistress of a house.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading "I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading You have become a woman, and the mistress of a house.
the formal act of approving
From this reading "I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dearest Srimati Kamal Mani Dasi, long may you live!
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Dearest Srimati Kamal Mani Dasi, long may you live!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have become a woman, and the mistress of a house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading You have become a woman, and the mistress of a house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dearest Srimati Kamal Mani Dasi, long may you live!
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading SURJA MUKHI'S LETTER.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Dearest Srimati Kamal Mani Dasi, long may you live!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Dearest Srimati Kamal Mani Dasi, long may you live!
for more time
From this reading "I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dearest Srimati Kamal Mani Dasi, long may you live!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Dearest Srimati Kamal Mani Dasi, long may you live!
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading You have become a woman, and the mistress of a house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SURJA MUKHI'S LETTER.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You have become a woman, and the mistress of a house.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dearest Srimati Kamal Mani Dasi, long may you live!
not in physical motion
From this reading Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SURJA MUKHI'S LETTER.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have become a woman, and the mistress of a house.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am ashamed to address you any longer with a blessing.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading You have become a woman, and the mistress of a house.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dearest Srimati Kamal Mani Dasi, long may you live!
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading Still I cannot think of you otherwise than as my younger sister.
Chapter 9 of The Poison Tree by Bankimacandra Cattopadhyaya holds 73 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.
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