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Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas

Chapter XV

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_Oc._ My lord, you would not dare---- _Diony._ Not dare?
That word Is strange to me.
Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?
_Oc._ Pardon, mighty lord.
I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!
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Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Oc._ My lord, you would not dare---- _Diony._ Not dare?
Line 2
That word Is strange to me.
/ðæt wɜːrd ɪz streɪndʒ tuː miː/
Line 3
Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?
/wɪl sʌm ɡʊd ˈskɒl.ər hiːr tel miː ɪts ˈmiːnɪŋ/
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_Oc._ Pardon, mighty lord.
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I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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battles noun US /ˈbætəlz/

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading “I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!”

foe noun US /foʊ/

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading “I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!”

hotly adverb US /ˈhɑːtli/

in a heated manner

From this reading “I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!”

moves noun US /muːvz/

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading “I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!”

scholar noun US /ˈskɒl.ər/

A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

From this reading “Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?”

suspected adjective US /səˈspektɪd/

believed likely

From this reading “I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!”

warn verb US /wɔːrn/

notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading “I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!”

warning noun US /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/

a message informing of danger

From this reading “I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!”

Word partnerships in these lines

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good scholar adjective + noun

In this reading “Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?”

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

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

armnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

battlesnounUS /ˈbætəlz/

plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

dareverbUS /der/

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading _Oc._ My lord, you would not dare---- _Diony._ Not dare?

Dion

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

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

Dion's

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

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

Diony

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

From this reading _Oc._ My lord, you would not dare---- _Diony._ Not dare?

foenounUS /foʊ/

an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

foughtverbUS /fɔːt/

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

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

From this reading Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?

hotlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːtli/

in a heated manner

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading That word Is strange to me.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?

lordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading _Oc._ My lord, you would not dare---- _Diony._ Not dare?

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That word Is strange to me.

meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?

mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading _Oc._ Pardon, mighty lord.

movesnounUS /muːvz/

plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _Oc._ My lord, you would not dare---- _Diony._ Not dare?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _Oc._ My lord, you would not dare---- _Diony._ Not dare?

Oc

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

From this reading _Oc._ My lord, you would not dare---- _Diony._ Not dare?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

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

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

PardonverbUS /ˈpɑːrdən/

accept an excuse for

From this reading _Oc._ Pardon, mighty lord.

scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/

A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.

From this reading Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?

sirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?

soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/

that is looked for

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading That word Is strange to me.

suspectedadjectiveUS /səˈspektɪd/

believed likely

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

TellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That word Is strange to me.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading That word Is strange to me.

warnverbUS /wɔːrn/

notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

warningnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/

a message informing of danger

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Will some good scholar here Tell me its meaning?

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading That word Is strange to me.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading _Oc._ My lord, you would not dare---- _Diony._ Not dare?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Oc._ My lord, you would not dare---- _Diony._ Not dare?

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I sought to warn you that the wife of Dion---- _Diony._ Your blood moves hotly off in Dion's cause, And warning from our chief suspected foe---- _Oc._ This arm has fought your battles, sir!

Chapter 15 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas by Olive Tilford Dargan holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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.

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