The Young Carthaginian

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

The third night, as he was lying on his straw, wondering how long Hanno would be before he decided his fate, he started to his feet as he heard, apparently close at hand, his name whispered.

It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.

“Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

Who speaks to me?”

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The Young Carthaginian

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Young Carthaginian is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

Line 2

The third night, as he was lying on his straw, wondering how long Hanno would be before he decided his fate, he started to his feet as he heard, apparently close at hand, his name whispered.

Line 3

It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.

/ɪt wɑːz rɪˈpiːtɪd ənd hiː naʊ pərˈsiːvd ðæt ɪt keɪm frʌm əˈbʌv/

Line 4

“Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

Line 5

Who speaks to me?”

/huː spiːks tuː miː/

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apparently adverb US /əˈperəntli/

from appearances alone

From this reading “The third night, as he was lying on his straw, wondering how long Hanno would be before he decided his fate, he started to his feet as he heard, apparently close at hand, his name whispered.”

decided adjective US /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

recognizable; marked

perceived adjective US /pərˈsiːvd/

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading “It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.”

speaks verb US /spiːks/

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading “Who speaks to me?””

straw noun US /strɔː/

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

upwards adverb US /ˈʌpwərdz/

spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

From this reading ““Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.”

visited verb US /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading “For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.”

wondering adjective US /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/

showing curiosity

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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 “Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.

apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/

from appearances alone

From this reading The third night, as he was lying on his straw, wondering how long Hanno would be before he decided his fate, he started to his feet as he heard, apparently close at hand, his name whispered.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

recognizable; marked

fatenounUS /feɪt/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

Hanno

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hepronounUS /hiː/

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

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

how

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading “Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

lowadjectiveUS /loʊ/

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading “Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

Malchus

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From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Who speaks to me?”

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.

Numidiannoun

an inhabitant of ancient Numidia

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

perceivedadjectiveUS /pərˈsiːvd/

detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues

From this reading It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.

repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/

recurring again and again

From this reading It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

speaksverbUS /spiːks/

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading Who speaks to me?”

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

strawnounUS /strɔː/

plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was repeated, and he now perceived that it came from above.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

tonenounUS /toʊn/

the quality of a person's voice

From this reading “Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

upwardsadverbUS /ˈʌpwərdz/

spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position

From this reading “Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

visitedverbUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪd/

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading For the next two days Malchus was visited only by the Numidian who brought his food.

wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/

showing curiosity

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading “Yes,” he said in a low tone, looking upwards, “I am Malchus.

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