Chapter 2 of Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUEEN. Wait? Wait till when? I want to do it _now_. LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
Chapter 2 of Angels and Ministers, and Other Victorian is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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courtesy towards women
From this reading “LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?”
inflected form of “confer” — have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading “LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?”
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading “LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?”
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading “LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?”
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading “LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?”
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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 LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
courtesy towards women
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
inflected form of “confer” — have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I want to do it _now_.
the state of being honored
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to do it _now_.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I want to do it _now_.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
a woman of refinement
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
used to form the superlative
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I want to do it _now_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
possession of controlling influence
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading QUEEN.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
up to a particular time
From this reading Wait till when?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to do it _now_.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to do it _now_.
at the time that
From this reading Wait till when?
an affirmative
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LORD B. Yes, so do I. But can you risk, Madam, conferring that most illustrious symbol of honour, and chivalry, and power, on a defeated monarch?
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