Chapter 7 of At Agincourt is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of At Agincourt is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer. "Show the count up. Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy. Pray him to come up with you; it will be more fitting." Guy at once went down.
Chapter 7 of At Agincourt is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.”
-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.”
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading “Pray him to come up with you; it will be more fitting."”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray him to come up with you; it will be more fitting."”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Guy at once went down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pray him to come up with you; it will be more fitting."
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Pray him to come up with you; it will be more fitting."
determine the number or amount of
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
-ing form of “desire” — feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy.
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
From this reading Pray him to come up with you; it will be more fitting."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pray him to come up with you; it will be more fitting."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Pray him to come up with you; it will be more fitting."
not any; not one
From this reading Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
on one occasion
From this reading Guy at once went down.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray him to come up with you; it will be more fitting."
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Show the count up.
express in speech
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Guy at once went down.
during the time that
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Pray him to come up with you; it will be more fitting."
in the company of; together with
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading While Dame Margaret was speaking to Guy, one of the servitors came up with word that Count Charles d'Estournel was below desiring to speak with Master Guy Aylmer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Or no, you had best go down yourself to receive him, Guy.
Chapter 7 of At Agincourt by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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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