Chapter 4 of Ponteach is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Ponteach is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption. [_Offering to strike him with a hatchet._ PRIEST. Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe. CHEKITAN. Did you not know she was King Hendrick's Daughter?
Chapter 4 of Ponteach is here in full — 356 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make amends for
From this reading “Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.”
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading “Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.”
weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
From this reading “[_Offering to strike him with a hatchet._ PRIEST.”
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading “Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.”
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading “Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.”
an assumption that is taken for granted
From this reading “Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “[_Offering to strike him with a hatchet._ PRIEST.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 [_Offering to strike him with a hatchet._ PRIEST.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHEKITAN.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
a female human offspring
From this reading Did you not know she was King Hendrick's Daughter?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
make amends for
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
refrain from doing
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians
From this reading [_Offering to strike him with a hatchet._ PRIEST.
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you not know she was King Hendrick's Daughter?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [_Offering to strike him with a hatchet._ PRIEST.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Did you not know she was King Hendrick's Daughter?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
go away from a place
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading [_Offering to strike him with a hatchet._ PRIEST.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
an assumption that is taken for granted
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading [_Offering to strike him with a hatchet._ PRIEST.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did you not know she was King Hendrick's Daughter?
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading [_Offering to strike him with a hatchet._ PRIEST.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [_Offering to strike him with a hatchet._ PRIEST.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good Prince, forbear your pious Hand from Blood; I did not know you was this Maiden's Lover, I took her for a Stranger, half your Foe.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Stay; leave your Life to expiate your Crime: Your heated Blood shall pay for your Presumption.
Chapter 4 of Ponteach by Robert Rogers holds 356 sentences, grouped into 72 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 4 holds 356 sentences of Ponteach, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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