Bellarion the Fortunate

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THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.

The only dissentients were the Marquis and his sister.

The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

Also not only was she touched by Bellarion's forbearance in the matter of trial by battle against her brother, but his conduct in that connection sowed in her mind the first real doubt of his guilt.

Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.

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Chapter XXXVII

Chapter 37 of Bellarion the Fortunate is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death. The only dissentients were the Marquis and his sister. The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty. Also not only was she touched by Bellarion's forbearance in the matter of trial by battle against her brother, but his conduct in that connection sowed in her mind the first real doubt of his guilt. Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.

Bellarion the Fortunate

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Chapter 37 of Bellarion the Fortunate is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.

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The only dissentients were the Marquis and his sister.

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The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

/ðə ˈlætər wɑːz əˈpɔːld baɪ ðə ˈswɪftnəs wɪð wɪtʃ ðɪs θɪŋ hæd kʌm əˈpɑːn ðem ənd ʃræŋk frʌm ˈbiːɪŋ ɪn ˈeni sens ə ˈpɑːrti tuː ðə ˈsleɪɪŋ ʌv ə mæn ˌhaʊˈevər ˈɡɪlti/

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Also not only was she touched by Bellarion's forbearance in the matter of trial by battle against her brother, but his conduct in that connection sowed in her mind the first real doubt of his guilt.

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Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.

/ˈɜːrdʒəntli ʃiː ˈpliːdɪd ðæt hiː ʃʊd biː sent fɔːr ˈtraɪəl bɪˈfɔːr ðə duːk/

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appalled adjective US /əˈpɔːld/

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading “The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.”

forbearance noun US /fɔːrˈberəns/

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

From this reading “Also not only was she touched by Bellarion's forbearance in the matter of trial by battle against her brother, but his conduct in that connection sowed in her mind the first real doubt of his guilt.”

slaying noun US /ˈsleɪɪŋ/

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

From this reading “The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.”

sowed verb US /saʊd/

past form of “sow” — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

swiftness noun US /ˈswɪftnəs/

a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

From this reading “The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.”

Unanimously adverb US /juːˈnænəməsli/

of one mind; without dissent

From this reading “THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.”

Urgently adverb US /ˈɜːrdʒəntli/

with great urgency

From this reading “Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.”

voted verb US /ˈvoʊtɪd/

past form of “vote” — express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote

From this reading “THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.”

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shrank from verb + particle counted as “shrink from”

avoid (one's assigned duties)

In this reading “The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.”

any sense adjective + noun

In this reading “The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.”

come upon verb + particle

find unexpectedly

In this reading “The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.”

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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 The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Also not only was she touched by Bellarion's forbearance in the matter of trial by battle against her brother, but his conduct in that connection sowed in her mind the first real doubt of his guilt.

AlsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The only dissentients were the Marquis and his sister.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

appalledadjectiveUS /əˈpɔːld/

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

Bellarion's

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From this reading THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

captainsnounUS /ˈkæptənz/

plural of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

conductverbUS /ˈkɑːndəkt/

direct the course of; manage or control

connectionnounUS /kəˈnekʃən/

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.

dissentients

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From this reading The only dissentients were the Marquis and his sister.

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

DukenounUS /duːk/

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.

forbearancenounUS /fɔːrˈberəns/

good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

guiltnounUS /ɡɪlt/

the state of having committed an offense

guiltyadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪlti/

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The only dissentients were the Marquis and his sister.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

MarquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

From this reading The only dissentients were the Marquis and his sister.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading The only dissentients were the Marquis and his sister.

partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

pleadedverbUS /ˈpliːdɪd/

past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly

From this reading Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.

PLEDGEverbUS /pledʒ/

promise solemnly and formally

From this reading THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

sentnounUS /sent/

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From this reading Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.

shrankverbUS /ʃræŋk/

inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading The only dissentients were the Marquis and his sister.

slayingnounUS /ˈsleɪɪŋ/

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

sowedverbUS /saʊd/

past form of “sow” — place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth

swiftnessnounUS /ˈswɪftnəs/

a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/

having come into contact

trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/

the act of testing something

UnanimouslyadverbUS /juːˈnænəməsli/

of one mind; without dissent

From this reading THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

UrgentlyadverbUS /ˈɜːrdʒəntli/

with great urgency

From this reading Urgently she pleaded that he should be sent for trial before the Duke.

votedverbUS /ˈvoʊtɪd/

past form of “vote” — express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote

From this reading THE PLEDGE Unanimously the captains voted for Bellarion's death.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The only dissentients were the Marquis and his sister.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The latter was appalled by the swiftness with which this thing had come upon them, and shrank from being in any sense a party to the slaying of a man, however guilty.

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