Chapter 3 of In Honour's Cause is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of In Honour's Cause is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, very much, father." "Well, don't like him too much, my boy. Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper. So you like him?" "Yes, father."
Chapter 3 of In Honour's Cause is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.”
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading “Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.”
plural of “idol” — a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading “Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.”
reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading “Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.”
marked by ostentation but often tasteless
From this reading “Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
how long something has existed
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Well, don't like him too much, my boy.
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From this reading "Well, don't like him too much, my boy.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Oh, very much, father."
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, don't like him too much, my boy.
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
plural of “idol” — a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, don't like him too much, my boy.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
engage in
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Oh, very much, father."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, don't like him too much, my boy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, very much, father."
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
on the contrary
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
marked by ostentation but often tasteless
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you like him?"
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Well, don't like him too much, my boy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, very much, father."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, don't like him too much, my boy.
at the time that
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
a person who has religious faith
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, father."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you like him?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lads of your age are rather too ready to make idols of showy fellows a year or two older, and look up to them and imitate them, when too often the idol is not of such good stuff as the worshipper.
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