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The World's Desire

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.
With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.
And Meriamun and Meneptah reigned in Khem.
But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.
But hers was the master-mind, and she ruled Pharaoh as she ruled all else.
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The World's Desire

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The World's Desire is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOUThe Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.
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With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.
/wɪð ðiːz hændz aɪ kloʊzd hɪz ˈkɔːfɪn ənd set hɪm ɪn hɪz ˈsplendɪd tuːm wer hiː ʃæl rest ənˈhɑːrmd fɔːr ˈevər tɪl ðə deɪ ʌv ðə əˈweɪkənɪŋ/
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And Meriamun and Meneptah reigned in Khem.
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But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.
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But hers was the master-mind, and she ruled Pharaoh as she ruled all else.

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awakening noun US /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/

the act of waking

From this reading “With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.”

coffin noun US /ˈkɔːfɪn/

box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

From this reading “With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.”

Pharaoh noun US /ˈferoʊ/

the title of the ancient Egyptian kings

From this reading “THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.”

Rameses noun US /ˈræməsiːz/

any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC

From this reading “THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.”

reigned verb US /reɪnd/

past form of “reign” — have sovereign power

From this reading “And Meriamun and Meneptah reigned in Khem.”

ruled adjective US /ruːld/

subject to a ruling authority

From this reading ““But hers was the master-mind, and she ruled Pharaoh as she ruled all else.”

unharmed adjective US /ənˈhɑːrmd/

not injured or harmed

From this reading “With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.”

wearied adjective US /ˈwɪrid/

exhausted

From this reading “But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading “But hers was the master-mind, and she ruled Pharaoh as she ruled all else.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading “But hers was the master-mind, and she ruled Pharaoh as she ruled all else.

awakeningnounUS /əˈweɪkənɪŋ/

the act of waking

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

BAInoun

the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

coffinnounUS /ˈkɔːfɪn/

box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

diedverbUS /daɪd/

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

DivineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/

emanating from God

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

else

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “But hers was the master-mind, and she ruled Pharaoh as she ruled all else.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

gatheredadjectiveUS /ˈɡæðərd/

brought together in one place

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

herspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading “But hers was the master-mind, and she ruled Pharaoh as she ruled all else.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

KAnounUS /kɑː/

unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

Khem

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And Meriamun and Meneptah reigned in Khem.

KHOU

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

lovelinessnoun

the quality of being good looking and attractive

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

master-mind

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “But hers was the master-mind, and she ruled Pharaoh as she ruled all else.

Meneptah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And Meriamun and Meneptah reigned in Khem.

Meriamun

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And Meriamun and Meneptah reigned in Khem.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

Osirisnoun

Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

PharaohnounUS /ˈferoʊ/

the title of the ancient Egyptian kings

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

RamesesnounUS /ˈræməsiːz/

any of 12 kings of ancient Egypt between 1315 and 1090 BC

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

reignedverbUS /reɪnd/

past form of “reign” — have sovereign power

From this reading And Meriamun and Meneptah reigned in Khem.

restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

ruledadjectiveUS /ruːld/

subject to a ruling authority

From this reading “But hers was the master-mind, and she ruled Pharaoh as she ruled all else.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

tombnounUS /tuːm/

a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

unharmedadjectiveUS /ənˈhɑːrmd/

not injured or harmed

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE KA, THE BAI, AND THE KHOU “The Divine Pharaoh Rameses died and was gathered to Osiris.

weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/

exhausted

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading But to Pharaoh she was very cold, though he did her will in everything, and they had but one child, so that in a while he wearied of her loveliness.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With these hands I closed his coffin and set him in his splendid tomb, where he shall rest unharmed for ever till the day of the awakening.

Chapter 9 of The World's Desire by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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.

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