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Chapter 1 of The Prince of India is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The skipper predicted like a prophet. The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour. The passenger was pleased. "You have done well," he said to the mariner. "Be silent now, and get close in shore.
Chapter 1 of The Prince of India is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.”
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “"You have done well," he said to the mariner.”
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “The passenger was pleased.”
past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading “The skipper predicted like a prophet.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “The skipper predicted like a prophet.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “The skipper predicted like a prophet.”
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading “The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.”
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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 The skipper predicted like a prophet.
later than; following
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be silent now, and get close in shore.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Be silent now, and get close in shore.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "You have done well," he said to the mariner.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Be silent now, and get close in shore.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have done well," he said to the mariner.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have done well," he said to the mariner.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The skipper predicted like a prophet.
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading "You have done well," he said to the mariner.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Be silent now, and get close in shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The passenger was pleased.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The passenger was pleased.
past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading The skipper predicted like a prophet.
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading The skipper predicted like a prophet.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have done well," he said to the mariner.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "Be silent now, and get close in shore.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading "Be silent now, and get close in shore.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading The skipper predicted like a prophet.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The skipper predicted like a prophet.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have done well," he said to the mariner.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
(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 "You have done well," he said to the mariner.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ship was in the bay, and it was midnight or nearly so; for certain stars had climbed into certain quarters of the sky, and after their fashion were striking the hour.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have done well," he said to the mariner.
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