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Chapter 3 of Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 2 is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 2 is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I would know your story. How came you and yours to this pass? Where were you born? Of what degree are you? And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?
Chapter 3 of Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 2 is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading “And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?”
brought into existence
From this reading “Where were you born?”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “How came you and yours to this pass?”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “Of what degree are you?”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?”
go across or through
From this reading “How came you and yours to this pass?”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “"I would know your story.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “How came you and yours to this pass?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How came you and yours to this pass?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of what degree are you?
weapons considered collectively
From this reading And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?
brought into existence
From this reading Where were you born?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How came you and yours to this pass?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Of what degree are you?
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How came you and yours to this pass?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would know your story.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I would know your story.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of what degree are you?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?
go across or through
From this reading How came you and yours to this pass?
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "I would know your story.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How came you and yours to this pass?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How came you and yours to this pass?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where were you born?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of what degree are you?
at the time that
From this reading And this Michel de la Foret, when came he to your feet--or you to his arms?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where were you born?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would know your story.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How came you and yours to this pass?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I would know your story.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading How came you and yours to this pass?
Chapter 3 of Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 2 by Gilbert Parker holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 3 holds 199 sentences of Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords] — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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