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Ivanhoe: A Romance
Ivanhoe: A Romance

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.
Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.
Val: My friends,— 1st Out: That’s not so, sir, we are your enemies.
2d Out: Peace! we’ll hear him.
3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ivanhoe: A Romance

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Ivanhoe: A Romance is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.
Line 2
Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.
/spiːd sɜːr wiː ɑːr ənˈdʌn ðiːz ɑːr ðə ˈvɪlənz ðæt ɔːl ðə ˈtrævələrz duː fɪr soʊ mʌtʃ/
Line 3
Val: My friends,— 1st Out: That’s not so, sir, we are your enemies.
Line 4
2d Out: Peace! we’ll hear him.
Line 5
3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.

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.

beard noun US /bɪrd/

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading “3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.”

enemies noun US /ˈenəmiz/

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading “Val: My friends,— 1st Out: That’s not so, sir, we are your enemies.”

Outlaw noun US /ˈaʊtlɔː/

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading “1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.”

rifle verb US /ˈraɪfəl/

steal goods; take as spoils

From this reading “1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.”

Speed verb US /spiːd/

move hurridly

From this reading “Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.”

travellers noun US /ˈtrævələrz/

plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location

From this reading “Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.”

undone adjective US /ənˈdʌn/

not done

From this reading “Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.”

villains noun US /ˈvɪlənz/

plural of “villain” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading “Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.”

All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

1st

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

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

2

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From this reading 2d Out: Peace! we’ll hear him.

3

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From this reading 3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading 3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

Ay

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

From this reading 3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.

beardnounUS /bɪrd/

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

From this reading 3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading 3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.

dnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading 2d Out: Peace! we’ll hear him.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

enemiesnounUS /ˈenəmiz/

plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force

From this reading Val: My friends,— 1st Out: That’s not so, sir, we are your enemies.

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Val: My friends,— 1st Out: That’s not so, sir, we are your enemies.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

he's

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

From this reading 3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading 2d Out: Peace! we’ll hear him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 2d Out: Peace! we’ll hear him.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

mannounUS /mæn/

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

From this reading 3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Val: My friends,— 1st Out: That’s not so, sir, we are your enemies.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

OutadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Val: My friends,— 1st Out: That’s not so, sir, we are your enemies.

OutlawnounUS /ˈaʊtlɔː/

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

PeacenounUS /piːs/

the state prevailing during the absence of war

From this reading 2d Out: Peace! we’ll hear him.

properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading 3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.

rifleverbUS /ˈraɪfəl/

steal goods; take as spoils

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

sirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

SpeedverbUS /spiːd/

move hurridly

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

StandverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

That's

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

From this reading Val: My friends,— 1st Out: That’s not so, sir, we are your enemies.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

throwverbUS /θroʊ/

propel through the air

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/

plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

undoneadjectiveUS /ənˈdʌn/

not done

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

Val

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

From this reading Val: My friends,— 1st Out: That’s not so, sir, we are your enemies.

villainsnounUS /ˈvɪlənz/

plural of “villain” — a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Speed: Sir, we are undone! these are the villains That all the travellers do fear so much.

we'll

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

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 3d Out: Ay, by my beard, will we; For he’s a proper man.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 1st Outlaw: Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about you; If not, we’ll make you sit, and rifle you.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Val: My friends,— 1st Out: That’s not so, sir, we are your enemies.

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