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Legends of Charlemagne

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.
At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.
Here Astolpho found him, to his very great delight.
He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.
He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.
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Legends of Charlemagne

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Legends of Charlemagne is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.
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At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.
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Here Astolpho found him, to his very great delight.
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He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.
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He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.

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airy adjective US /ˈeri/

open to or abounding in fresh air

From this reading “He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.”

Angelica noun US /ænˈdʒelɪkə/

any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels

From this reading “I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.”

animal's noun US /ˈænəməlz/

possessive form of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading “He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.”

peoples noun US /ˈpiːpəlz/

the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group

From this reading “He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.”

rejoin verb US /riˈdʒɔɪn/

join again

From this reading “At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.”

scornful adjective US /ˈskɔːrnfəl/

expressing extreme contempt

From this reading “I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.”

soared verb US /sɔːrd/

past form of “soar” — rise rapidly

From this reading “At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.”

voracious adjective US /vɔːˈreɪʃəs/

excessively greedy and grasping

From this reading “I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.

abroadadverbUS /əˈbrɔːd/

to or in a foreign country

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

accustomedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌstəmd/

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

airyadjectiveUS /ˈeri/

open to or abounding in fresh air

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

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 He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

AngelicanounUS /ænˈdʒelɪkə/

any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.

animal'snounUS /ˈænəməlz/

possessive form of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

Astolpho

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From this reading Here Astolpho found him, to his very great delight.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

bridlenounUS /ˈbraɪdəl/

headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Here Astolpho found him, to his very great delight.

deliveredverbUS /dɪˈlɪvərd/

past form of “deliver” — deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

directionsnounUS /dərˈekʃənz/

plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point

From this reading He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

fitverbUS /fɪt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.

flewverbUS /fluː/

inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

flyverbUS /flaɪ/

travel through the air; be airborne

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

formeradjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmər/

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Here Astolpho found him, to his very great delight.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Here Astolpho found him, to his very great delight.

guidenounUS /ɡaɪd/

someone employed to conduct others

From this reading He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

HereadverbUS /hiːr/

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

From this reading Here Astolpho found him, to his very great delight.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Here Astolpho found him, to his very great delight.

Hippogriff

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From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

how

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From this reading He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

Logestilla's

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From this reading He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.

longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/

past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

masternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

mouthnounUS /maʊθ/

the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

nationsnounUS /ˈneɪʃənz/

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

naturallyadverbUS /ˈnætʃərəli/

as might be expected

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

Orc

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

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

peoplesnounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/

the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

powersnounUS /ˈpaʊərz/

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

readersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

rejoinverbUS /riˈdʒɔɪn/

join again

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

returningadjectiveUS /rɪˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

rideverbUS /raɪd/

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

ringverbUS /rɪŋ/

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

Rogero

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From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading He had heard Logestilla's directions how to guide the animal, and saw her fit a bridle to his head.

scornfuladjectiveUS /ˈskɔːrnfəl/

expressing extreme contempt

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

shooknounUS /ʃʊk/

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

soaredverbUS /sɔːrd/

past form of “soar” — rise rapidly

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/

resistant to change of position or condition

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

vanishedadjectiveUS /ˈvænɪʃt/

having passed out of existence

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

variousadjectiveUS /ˈveriəs/

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading He knew the animal's powers, having seen Rogero ride him, and he longed to fly abroad over all the earth, and see various nations and peoples from his airy course.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading At the same time the Hippogriff shook off his bridle, soared away, and flew to rejoin his former master, very naturally returning to his accustomed stable.

voraciousadjectiveUS /vɔːˈreɪʃəs/

excessively greedy and grasping

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I know not if my readers recollect that at the moment when Rogero had just delivered Angelica from the voracious Orc that scornful beauty placed her ring in her mouth, and vanished out of sight.

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