Heroes Every Child Should Know

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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These men were called "outlaws."

First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

Of such men none were more renowned than Robin Hood and his company.

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Chapter XIII

Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Heroes Every Child Should Know is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

ROBIN HOOD Because of the hardness towards the English people of William the Conqueror, and of William's successors to several generations, many an Englishman exiled himself from town and passed his life in the greenwood. These men were called "outlaws." First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England. Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood. Of such men none were more renowned than Robin Hood and his company.

Heroes Every Child Should Know

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Heroes Every Child Should Know is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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These men were called "outlaws."

/ðiːz men wɜːr kɔːld ˈaʊtlɔːz/

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First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

/fɜːrst ðeɪ went fɔːrθ aʊt ʌv lʌv fɔːr ðə ˈeɪn.ʃənt ˈlɪbərtiːz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd/

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Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

/ðen ɪn ðer ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ðə ˈfɔːrəst ðeɪ pʊt ðemˈselvz wɪˈθaʊt ðə lɔː baɪ ðer weɪz ʌv ˈɡeɪnɪŋ ðer ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

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Of such men none were more renowned than Robin Hood and his company.

/ʌv sʌtʃ men nʌn wɜːr mɔːr rɪˈnaʊnd ðæn ˈrɑːbən hʊd ənd hɪz ˈkʌmpəniː/

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exiled verb US /ˈeɡzaɪld/

past form of “exile” — expel from a country

From this reading “ROBIN HOOD Because of the hardness towards the English people of William the Conqueror, and of William's successors to several generations, many an Englishman exiled himself from town and passed his life in the greenwood.”

greenwood noun US /ˈɡriːnwʊd/

woodlands in full leaf

hardness noun US /ˈhɑːrdnəs/

the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

liberties noun US /ˈlɪbərtiːz/

plural of “liberty” — immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

From this reading “First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.”

livelihood noun US /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

the financial means whereby one lives

From this reading “Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.”

outlaws noun US /ˈaʊtlɔːz/

plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading “These men were called "outlaws."”

successors noun US /səkˈsesərz/

plural of “successor” — a person who follows next in order

William's noun US /ˈwɪljəmz/

possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading ROBIN HOOD Because of the hardness towards the English people of William the Conqueror, and of William's successors to several generations, many an Englishman exiled himself from town and passed his life in the greenwood.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading These men were called "outlaws."

companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Of such men none were more renowned than Robin Hood and his company.

ConquerornounUS /ˈkɑːŋkərər/

someone who is victorious by force of arms

EnglandnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlənd/

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

EnglishmannounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən/

a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

exiledverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪld/

past form of “exile” — expel from a country

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

gainingverbUS /ˈɡeɪnɪŋ/

-ing form of “gain” — obtain

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

generationsnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃənz/

plural of “generation” — all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

greenwoodnounUS /ˈɡriːnwʊd/

woodlands in full leaf

hardnessnounUS /ˈhɑːrdnəs/

the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

HOODnounUS /hʊd/

an aggressive and violent young criminal

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

lawnounUS /lɔː/

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

libertiesnounUS /ˈlɪbərtiːz/

plural of “liberty” — immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

From this reading First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

livelihoodnounUS /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

the financial means whereby one lives

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading These men were called "outlaws."

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Of such men none were more renowned than Robin Hood and his company.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading Of such men none were more renowned than Robin Hood and his company.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

outlawsnounUS /ˈaʊtlɔːz/

plural of “outlaw” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading These men were called "outlaws."

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

renownedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnaʊnd/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Of such men none were more renowned than Robin Hood and his company.

ROBINnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

successorsnounUS /səkˈsesərz/

plural of “successor” — a person who follows next in order

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Of such men none were more renowned than Robin Hood and his company.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Of such men none were more renowned than Robin Hood and his company.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These men were called "outlaws."

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

waysnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading First they went forth out of love for the ancient liberties of England.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading These men were called "outlaws."

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William'snounUS /ˈwɪljəmz/

possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Then in their living in the forest, they put themselves without the law by their ways of gaining their livelihood.

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