Chapter 8 of The Wanderer's Necklace is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Wanderer's Necklace is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey. Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself. Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words. “Those are the orders, Captain Olaf. See that you forget none of them.
Chapter 8 of The Wanderer's Necklace is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.”
third-person singular of “disturb” — move deeply
From this reading “THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.”
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading “Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.”
a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
From this reading “THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.”
-ing form of “note” — make mention of
From this reading “Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.”
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading “THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.”
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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 BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Those are the orders, Captain Olaf.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Those are the orders, Captain Olaf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
third-person singular of “disturb” — move deeply
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.
a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading See that you forget none of them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.
someone who hunts game
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.
not one, and not any
From this reading See that you forget none of them.
-ing form of “note” — make mention of
From this reading Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See that you forget none of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Those are the orders, Captain Olaf.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “Those are the orders, Captain Olaf.
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Noting the anger in her eyes, he fell back and prostrated himself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See that you forget none of them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading See that you forget none of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those are the orders, Captain Olaf.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE BLIND CÆSAR Irene turned upon the eunuch as a she-lion turns upon some hunter that disturbs it from its prey.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Thereupon she spoke to me as though his entry had interrupted her words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading See that you forget none of them.
Chapter 8 of The Wanderer's Necklace by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 8 holds 268 sentences of The Wanderer's Necklace, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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