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Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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SIR GEORGE AT WESTMINSTER.
Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.
Yet shall right triumph at the end; And virtue fortune shall defend.
ANON.
For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.
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Heiress of Haddon

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of Heiress of Haddon is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SIR GEORGE AT WESTMINSTER.
/sɜːr dʒɔːrdʒ æt ˌwestˈmɪnstər/
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Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.
/ɡoʊ let ðə ˈtretʃərəs θroʊ ðer dɑːrts ənd sɔːr ðə ɡʊd məˈlaɪn ˈpɜːrdʒər ðer ˈkɑːnʃəns steɪn ðer hɑːrts tuː ɡeɪn ðer faʊl dɪˈzaɪn/
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Yet shall right triumph at the end; And virtue fortune shall defend.
/jet ʃæl raɪt ˈtraɪəmf æt ðə end ənd ˈvɝː.tʃuː ˈfɔːrtʃən ʃæl dɪˈfend/
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ANON.
/ˌæˈnɔːn/
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For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

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anon adverb US /ˌæˈnɔːn/

at another time

From this reading “ANON.”

darts noun US /dɑːrts/

a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard

From this reading “Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.”

malign adjective US /məˈlaɪn/

evil or harmful in nature or influence

From this reading “Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.”

Perjure verb US /ˈpɜːrdʒər/

knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury

From this reading “Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.”

stain noun US /steɪn/

a soiled or discolored appearance

From this reading “Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.”

Stanley noun US /ˈstænli/

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading “For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.”

treacherous adjective US /ˈtretʃərəs/

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

From this reading “Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.”

westminster noun US /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/

a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

From this reading “SIR GEORGE AT WESTMINSTER.”

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

ANONadverbUS /ˌæˈnɔːn/

at another time

From this reading ANON.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SIR GEORGE AT WESTMINSTER.

baronnounUS /ˈbærən/

a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

dartsnounUS /dɑːrts/

a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

defendverbUS /dɪˈfend/

argue or speak in defense of

From this reading Yet shall right triumph at the end; And virtue fortune shall defend.

designnounUS /dɪˈzaɪn/

the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading Yet shall right triumph at the end; And virtue fortune shall defend.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading Yet shall right triumph at the end; And virtue fortune shall defend.

fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/

obtain

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

GEORGEnounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading SIR GEORGE AT WESTMINSTER.

GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

heartsnounUS /hɑːrts/

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

malignadjectiveUS /məˈlaɪn/

evil or harmful in nature or influence

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

noblemen

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From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

PerjureverbUS /ˈpɜːrdʒər/

knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Yet shall right triumph at the end; And virtue fortune shall defend.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Yet shall right triumph at the end; And virtue fortune shall defend.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

SIRnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading SIR GEORGE AT WESTMINSTER.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/

hurting

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

stainnounUS /steɪn/

a soiled or discolored appearance

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

StanleynounUS /ˈstænli/

United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

throwverbUS /θroʊ/

propel through the air

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

treacherousadjectiveUS /ˈtretʃərəs/

dangerously unstable and unpredictable

From this reading Go, let the treacherous throw their darts And sore the good malign Perjure their conscience, stain their hearts, To gain their foul design.

triumphnounUS /ˈtraɪəmf/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading Yet shall right triumph at the end; And virtue fortune shall defend.

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading For some time the two noblemen sat in silence, but at length Sir Thomas Stanley looked up and gave the baron some very pleasant news.

virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading Yet shall right triumph at the end; And virtue fortune shall defend.

WESTMINSTERnounUS /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/

a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

From this reading SIR GEORGE AT WESTMINSTER.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet shall right triumph at the end; And virtue fortune shall defend.

Chapter 14 of Heiress of Haddon by W. E. (William Elliott) Doubleday holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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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