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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9.

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9. is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."
"That's it.
They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.
The brow of the precipice over the cave--" "I've got a wire fence there, and a gatling.
They won't drop any rocks down on us."
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9.

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Part 9. is here in full — 299 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 48/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 236–240

Line 1
In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."
Line 2
"That's it.
Line 3
They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.
Line 4
The brow of the precipice over the cave--" "I've got a wire fence there, and a gatling.
Line 5
They won't drop any rocks down on us."

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ammunition noun US /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/

projectiles to be fired from a gun

From this reading “In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."”

battery noun US /ˈbætəri/

group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

From this reading “In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."”

Church's noun US /ˈtʃɜːrtʃəz/

possessive form of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading “They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.”

gatling noun US /ˈɡætlɪŋ/

United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903)

From this reading “In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."”

grouped adjective US /ɡruːpt/

arranged into groups

From this reading “In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."”

precipice noun US /ˈpresəpəs/

a very steep cliff

From this reading “The brow of the precipice over the cave--" "I've got a wire fence there, and a gatling.”

spacious adjective US /ˈspeɪʃəs/

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading “In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."”

thirteen noun US /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading “In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."”

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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 In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

ammunitionnounUS /ˌæmjəˈnɪʃən/

projectiles to be fired from a gun

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading They won't drop any rocks down on us."

approachverbUS /əˈproʊtʃ/

move towards

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

batterynounUS /ˈbætəri/

group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

brownounUS /braʊ/

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading The brow of the precipice over the cave--" "I've got a wire fence there, and a gatling.

cavenounUS /keɪv/

a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

From this reading The brow of the precipice over the cave--" "I've got a wire fence there, and a gatling.

centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

Church'snounUS /ˈtʃɜːrtʃəz/

possessive form of “church” — one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

circlenounUS /ˈsɜːrkəl/

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading They won't drop any rocks down on us."

dropverbUS /drɑːp/

let fall to the ground

From this reading They won't drop any rocks down on us."

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

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

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

fenceverbUS /fens/

enclose with a fence

From this reading The brow of the precipice over the cave--" "I've got a wire fence there, and a gatling.

gatlingnounUS /ˈɡætlɪŋ/

United States inventor of the first rapid firing gun (1818-1903)

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The brow of the precipice over the cave--" "I've got a wire fence there, and a gatling.

groupedadjectiveUS /ɡruːpt/

arranged into groups

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

gunsnounUS /ɡʌnz/

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

I've

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

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

inneradjectiveUS /ˈɪnər/

located inward

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "That's it.

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 They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The brow of the precipice over the cave--" "I've got a wire fence there, and a gatling.

platformnounUS /ˈplætfɔːrm/

a raised horizontal surface

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

plentynounUS /ˈplenti/

a full supply

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

precipicenounUS /ˈpresəpəs/

a very steep cliff

From this reading The brow of the precipice over the cave--" "I've got a wire fence there, and a gatling.

providedverbUS /prəˈvaɪdɪd/

past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

rocksnounUS /rɑːks/

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading They won't drop any rocks down on us."

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/

very large in expanse or scope

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

That's

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

From this reading "That's it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading The brow of the precipice over the cave--" "I've got a wire fence there, and a gatling.

there's

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

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one

From this reading In the center of the inner circle, on a spacious platform six feet high, I've grouped a battery of thirteen gatling guns, and provided plenty of ammunition."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They won't drop any rocks down on us."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading They command every approach, and when the Church's knights arrive, there's going to be music.

wirenounUS /ˈwaɪər/

ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

From this reading The brow of the precipice over the cave--" "I've got a wire fence there, and a gatling.

won't

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

From this reading They won't drop any rocks down on us."

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