Chapter 13 of Preston Fight is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Preston Fight is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess. “His nature is loyal and generous.” “He has not proved loyal to me,” cried the king. “He is a traitor--a vile traitor--and I will not pardon him. No more madam! you plead in vain.
Chapter 13 of Preston Fight is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading ““Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess.”
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading ““His nature is loyal and generous.””
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading ““Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess.”
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading ““His nature is loyal and generous.””
a woman of refinement
From this reading “No more madam! you plead in vain.”
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “No more madam! you plead in vain.”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading ““He is a traitor--a vile traitor--and I will not pardon him.”
morally reprehensible
From this reading ““He is a traitor--a vile traitor--and I will not pardon him.”
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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 “He is a traitor--a vile traitor--and I will not pardon him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “His nature is loyal and generous.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “He has not proved loyal to me,” cried the king.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading “His nature is loyal and generous.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has not proved loyal to me,” cried the king.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He has not proved loyal to me,” cried the king.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He is a traitor--a vile traitor--and I will not pardon him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “His nature is loyal and generous.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He is a traitor--a vile traitor--and I will not pardon him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No more madam! you plead in vain.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “His nature is loyal and generous.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “He has not proved loyal to me,” cried the king.
a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
From this reading “Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess.
steadfast in allegiance or duty
From this reading “His nature is loyal and generous.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading No more madam! you plead in vain.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He has not proved loyal to me,” cried the king.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No more madam! you plead in vain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “His nature is loyal and generous.”
not any; not one
From this reading No more madam! you plead in vain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess.
accept an excuse for
From this reading “He is a traitor--a vile traitor--and I will not pardon him.
appeal or request earnestly
From this reading No more madam! you plead in vain.
established beyond doubt
From this reading “He has not proved loyal to me,” cried the king.
express in words
From this reading “Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh! say not so, my liege!” supplicated the countess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He has not proved loyal to me,” cried the king.
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading “He is a traitor--a vile traitor--and I will not pardon him.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading No more madam! you plead in vain.
morally reprehensible
From this reading “He is a traitor--a vile traitor--and I will not pardon him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “He is a traitor--a vile traitor--and I will not pardon him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No more madam! you plead in vain.
Chapter 13 of Preston Fight by William Harrison Ainsworth holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 13 holds 409 sentences of Preston Fight, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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