Chapter 20 of In the Days of Chivalry is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of In the Days of Chivalry is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The sickness in the town! Alackaday! Woe betide us all! It will be next within our very walls. Holy St. Catherine protect us!
Chapter 20 of In the Days of Chivalry is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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become of; happen to
From this reading “Woe betide us all!”
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “Holy St. Catherine protect us!”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “Holy St. Catherine protect us!”
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading “Holy St. Catherine protect us!”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “"The sickness in the town!”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “"The sickness in the town!”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “It will be next within our very walls.”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “Woe betide us all!”
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From this reading Alackaday!
(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 Woe betide us all!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be next within our very walls.
become of; happen to
From this reading Woe betide us all!
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading Holy St. Catherine protect us!
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Holy St. Catherine protect us!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The sickness in the town!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be next within our very walls.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It will be next within our very walls.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It will be next within our very walls.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading Holy St. Catherine protect us!
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading "The sickness in the town!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holy St. Catherine protect us!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The sickness in the town!
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "The sickness in the town!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Woe betide us all!
precisely as stated
From this reading It will be next within our very walls.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It will be next within our very walls.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be next within our very walls.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It will be next within our very walls.
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Woe betide us all!
Chapter 20 of In the Days of Chivalry by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
Chapter 20 holds 180 sentences of In the Days of Chivalry, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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