Chapter 31 of The Prince of India is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Prince of India is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace. "My duty is hardly complete. Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box. "And my servants?" "They will await you."
Chapter 31 of The Prince of India is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading “THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.”
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “"They will await you."”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.”
in a polite manner
From this reading “Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.”
a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
From this reading “THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.”
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading “THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.”
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 THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And my servants?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading "They will await you."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "My duty is hardly complete.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "My duty is hardly complete.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
only a very short time before
From this reading "My duty is hardly complete.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My duty is hardly complete.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My duty is hardly complete.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
in a polite manner
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "And my servants?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They will await you."
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE AUDIENCE The sedan was set down before a marble gate on the third terrace.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "They will await you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suffer me to conduct you farther," the officer said, politely, as the Prince stepped from the box.
Chapter 31 of The Prince of India by Lew Wallace holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 31 holds 146 sentences of The Prince of India, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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