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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.
It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.
The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.
According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.
It might be that there was a leaven of this unrighteousness still remaining.
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.
/ə ˈraɪvəl məˈdʒɪʃ.ən maɪ ˈɪnfluːəns ɪn ðə ˈvæli ʌv ˈhoʊlinəs wɑːz ˈsʌmθɪŋ prəˈdɪdʒəs naʊ/
Line 2
It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.
/ɪt siːmd wɜːrθ waɪl tuː traɪ tuː tɜːrn ɪt tuː sʌm ˈvæljəbəl əˈkaʊnt/
Line 3
The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.
/ðə θɔːt keɪm tuː miː ðə nekst ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ənd wɑːz səˈdʒestɪd baɪ maɪ ˈsiːɪŋ wʌn ʌv maɪ naɪts huː wɑːz ɪn ðə soʊp laɪn kʌm ˈraɪdɪŋ ɪn/
Line 4
According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.
/əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tuː ˈhɪstəri ðə mʌŋks ʌv ðɪs pleɪs tuː ˈsentʃəriz bɪˈfɔːr hæd bɪn ˈwɜːrldli ˈmaɪndəd ɪˈnʌf tuː wɑːnt tuː wɑːʃ/
Line 5
It might be that there was a leaven of this unrighteousness still remaining.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Holiness noun US /ˈhoʊlinəs/

the quality of being holy

From this reading “A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.”

leaven noun US /ˈlevən/

a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

From this reading “It might be that there was a leaven of this unrighteousness still remaining.”

magician noun US /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/

A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.

From this reading “A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.”

minded adjective US /ˈmaɪndəd/

(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified

From this reading “According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.”

monks noun US /mʌŋks/

plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading “According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.”

prodigious adjective US /prəˈdɪdʒəs/

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

From this reading “A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.”

soap noun US /soʊp/

a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats

From this reading “The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.”

worldly adjective US /ˈwɜːrldli/

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

From this reading “According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.”

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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 A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

AccordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading It might be that there was a leaven of this unrighteousness still remaining.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

HolinessnounUS /ˈhoʊlinəs/

the quality of being holy

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.

knightsnounUS /naɪts/

plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

leavennounUS /ˈlevən/

a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

From this reading It might be that there was a leaven of this unrighteousness still remaining.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

MAGICIANnounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/

A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It might be that there was a leaven of this unrighteousness still remaining.

mindedadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪndəd/

(used in combination) mentally oriented toward something specified

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

monksnounUS /mʌŋks/

plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

prodigiousadjectiveUS /prəˈdɪdʒəs/

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

remainingadjectiveUS /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/

not used up

From this reading It might be that there was a leaven of this unrighteousness still remaining.

ridingnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

RIVALverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/

be equal to in quality or ability

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.

soapnounUS /soʊp/

a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading It might be that there was a leaven of this unrighteousness still remaining.

suggestedverbUS /səˈdʒestɪd/

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It might be that there was a leaven of this unrighteousness still remaining.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading It might be that there was a leaven of this unrighteousness still remaining.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.

tryverbUS /traɪ/

make an effort or attempt

From this reading It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

unrighteousnessnoun

failure to adhere to moral principles

From this reading It might be that there was a leaven of this unrighteousness still remaining.

ValleynounUS /ˈvæli/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

valuableadjectiveUS /ˈvæljəbəl/

having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange

From this reading It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading A RIVAL MAGICIAN My influence in the Valley of Holiness was something prodigious now.

washverbUS /wɑːʃ/

clean with some chemical process

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The thought came to me the next morning, and was suggested by my seeing one of my knights who was in the soap line come riding in.

worldlyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrldli/

characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world

From this reading According to history, the monks of this place two centuries before had been worldly minded enough to want to wash.

worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading It seemed worth while to try to turn it to some valuable account.

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