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Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's — vol. 1 is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Speak!"
"I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.
I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."
"Thanks! thanks!" murmured the youth, pressing the Decurio's hand.
"There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.
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Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's — vol. 1

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's — vol. 1 is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Speak!"
/spiːk/
Line 2
"I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.
Line 3
I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."
/aɪ wɪl əˈweɪt juː ðer ənd mæn tuː mæn ɪn ˈoʊ.pən ˈɑːnərəbəl ˈkɑːmbæt ðə straɪf wɪl noʊ ˈlɔːŋɡər biː ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/
Line 4
"Thanks! thanks!" murmured the youth, pressing the Decurio's hand.
Line 5
"There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

assemble verb US /əˈsembəl/

create by putting components or members together

From this reading “"I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.”

await verb US /əˈweɪt/

look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading “I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."”

combat noun US /ˈkɑːmbæt/

an engagement fought between two military forces

From this reading “I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."”

hasten verb US /ˈheɪsən/

act or move at high speed

From this reading “"I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.”

ignominious adjective US /ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

From this reading “I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."”

interrogated verb US /ˌɪnˈterəɡeɪtɪd/

past form of “interrogate” — transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

From this reading “"There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.”

mantle noun US /ˈmæntəl/

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading “"There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.”

strife noun US /straɪf/

lack of agreement or harmony

From this reading “I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."”

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23

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From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

assembleverbUS /əˈsembəl/

create by putting components or members together

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/

look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

combatnounUS /ˈkɑːmbæt/

an engagement fought between two military forces

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/

plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

Decurio's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Thanks! thanks!" murmured the youth, pressing the Decurio's hand.

disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading "Thanks! thanks!" murmured the youth, pressing the Decurio's hand.

hastenverbUS /ˈheɪsən/

act or move at high speed

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

honourableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/

worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

ignominiousadjectiveUS /ˌɪɡnəˈmɪniəs/

(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

interrogatedverbUS /ˌɪnˈterəɡeɪtɪd/

past form of “interrogate” — transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

Kolozsvar

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/

for more time

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

loseverbUS /luːz/

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

mannounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

mentionverbUS /ˈmenʃən/

make reference to

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading "Thanks! thanks!" murmured the youth, pressing the Decurio's hand.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

paszura

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

peasant's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

From this reading "Thanks! thanks!" murmured the youth, pressing the Decurio's hand.

protectverbUS /prəˈtekt/

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

SpeakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading "Speak!"

strifenounUS /straɪf/

lack of agreement or harmony

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

ThanksnounUS /θæŋks/

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading "Thanks! thanks!" murmured the youth, pressing the Decurio's hand.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading I will await you there, and man to man, in open honourable combat, the strife will no longer be ignominious."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "There is not a moment to lose; here is a peasant's mantle--if you should be interrogated, you have only to show this paszura,[23] and mention my name.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I will give you a disguise; hasten to Kolozsvar and assemble your comrades--then return and protect your house.

youthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading "Thanks! thanks!" murmured the youth, pressing the Decurio's hand.

Chapter 4 of Hungarian Sketches in Peace and War Constable's — vol. 1 by Mór Jókai holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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