Chapter 20 of With Clive in India is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of With Clive in India is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And what's to be done next, Mister Charles? That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out." "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim." "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him." "That would never do, Tim.
Chapter 20 of With Clive in India is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “"And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?”
transmit information
From this reading “"The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."”
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “"If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “"And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?”
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading “"If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
transmit information
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That would never do, Tim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "That would never do, Tim.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That would never do, Tim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
a special situation
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That's Hossein, sure enough, but it don't bring us much nearer to getting out."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what's to be done next, Mister Charles?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The first thing is to communicate with him in some way, Tim."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That would never do, Tim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he'd come up to the side of the moat, yer honor might spake to him."
Chapter 20 of With Clive in India by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 266 sentences, grouped into 54 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.
Chapter 20 holds 266 sentences of With Clive in India, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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