Chapter 17 of Love-at-arms is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Love-at-arms is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged. Was that a way to address a prince?” Valentina frowned that he should dare rebuke her knight. But Francesco only laughed. “By St. Paul!
Chapter 17 of Love-at-arms is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “Was that a way to address a prince?””
plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
From this reading ““Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.”
coming down or downward
From this reading ““Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.”
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Valentina frowned that he should dare rebuke her knight.”
past form of “gulp” — to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
From this reading ““Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.”
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading ““Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading ““By St. Paul!”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “Valentina frowned that he should dare rebuke her knight.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Was that a way to address a prince?”
speak to
From this reading Was that a way to address a prince?”
(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 “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Francesco only laughed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Valentina frowned that he should dare rebuke her knight.
coming down or downward
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Francesco only laughed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Valentina frowned that he should dare rebuke her knight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
past form of “gulp” — to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Valentina frowned that he should dare rebuke her knight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Valentina frowned that he should dare rebuke her knight.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Valentina frowned that he should dare rebuke her knight.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading But Francesco only laughed.
and nothing more
From this reading But Francesco only laughed.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “By St. Paul!
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Was that a way to address a prince?”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading Valentina frowned that he should dare rebuke her knight.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Valentina frowned that he should dare rebuke her knight.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “By St. Paul!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was that a way to address a prince?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was that a way to address a prince?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Valentina frowned that he should dare rebuke her knight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was that a way to address a prince?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Was that a way to address a prince?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sir,” gulped Gonzaga, as they were descending from the battlements, “you will end by having us all hanged.
Chapter 17 of Love-at-arms by Rafael Sabatini holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 17 holds 159 sentences of Love-at-arms, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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