Chapter 15 of In Honour's Cause is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of In Honour's Cause is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Look here, fellow," he said haughtily. "I am going back to the Palace. You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there." Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men." "Ur-r-ur!" growled the crowd.
Chapter 15 of In Honour's Cause is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading “You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there."”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"Ur-r-ur!" growled the crowd.”
in a haughty manner
From this reading “"Look here, fellow," he said haughtily.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “"I am going back to the Palace.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going back to the Palace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there."
take into custody
From this reading You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I am going back to the Palace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there."
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
a boy or man
From this reading "Look here, fellow," he said haughtily.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there."
the act of departing
From this reading "I am going back to the Palace.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Ur-r-ur!" growled the crowd.
in a haughty manner
From this reading "Look here, fellow," he said haughtily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look here, fellow," he said haughtily.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Look here, fellow," he said haughtily.
be the source of pain
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am going back to the Palace.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look here, fellow," he said haughtily.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there."
the force of workers available
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "I am going back to the Palace.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Look here, fellow," he said haughtily.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am going back to the Palace.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
in or at that place or location
From this reading You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am going back to the Palace.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ur-r-ur!" growled the crowd.
(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 Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Then turning to the crowd: "Thank you, all of you; but they will not dare to touch me, and if you wish me well don't hurt these men."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can follow, and ask if you are to arrest me there."
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