Chapter 3 of Trapped by Malays: A Tale of Bayonet and Kris is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Trapped by Malays: A Tale of Bayonet and Kris is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Like--very--much," said the woman. "Dula glad." And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language. "Oh, come," said the Doctor, "I do understand that. Your mother's quite right: I sha'n't eat you."
Chapter 3 of Trapped by Malays: A Tale of Bayonet and Kris is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Oh, come," said the Doctor, "I do understand that.”
take in solid food
From this reading “Your mother's quite right: I sha'n't eat you."”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Your mother's quite right: I sha'n't eat you."”
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading “And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.”
affording physical relief
From this reading “And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.”
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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 And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
a young person of either sex
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, come," said the Doctor, "I do understand that.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, come," said the Doctor, "I do understand that.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Oh, come," said the Doctor, "I do understand that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dula glad."
take in solid food
From this reading Your mother's quite right: I sha'n't eat you."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Dula glad."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, come," said the Doctor, "I do understand that.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Like--very--much," said the woman.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Your mother's quite right: I sha'n't eat you."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Like--very--much," said the woman.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, come," said the Doctor, "I do understand that.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Your mother's quite right: I sha'n't eat you."
precisely, exactly
From this reading Your mother's quite right: I sha'n't eat you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Like--very--much," said the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your mother's quite right: I sha'n't eat you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
affording physical relief
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, come," said the Doctor, "I do understand that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Like--very--much," said the woman.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Oh, come," said the Doctor, "I do understand that.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Like--very--much," said the woman.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Like--very--much," said the woman.
the words that are spoken
From this reading And then, soothing her child tenderly, she whispered a few words to it in her native language.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mother's quite right: I sha'n't eat you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mother's quite right: I sha'n't eat you."
Chapter 3 of Trapped by Malays: A Tale of Bayonet and Kris by George Manville Fenn holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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