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Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great
Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.
In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.
But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:
"Is this your care, sirrah!
If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."
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Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.
/maɪ ˈmɪstrəs ˈɔːlsoʊ beɪd miː ˌferˈwel ənd bɪˈtwiːn ðem ðeɪ ˈhɜːrid miː ɔːf tuː ðə ˈweri/
Line 2
In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.
/ɪn maɪ heɪst aɪ wɑːz nɪr ˈliːvɪŋ bɪˈhaɪnd miː maɪ breɪv nuː kloʊk/
Line 3
But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:
/bʌt maɪ ˈmæstər ˈsiːzɪŋ ɪt keɪm wɪð ɪt ˈæŋɡrəli ənd sed/
Line 4
"Is this your care, sirrah!
Line 5
If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."
/ɪf juː end jɔːr ˈdʒɜːrni noʊ ˈbetər ðæn juː bɪˈɡɪn ɪt twɪl biː ˈlɪtəl ɪˈnʌf tuː boʊst ʌv/

Learner Dictionary

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

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

angrily adverb US /ˈæŋɡrəli/

with anger

From this reading “But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:”

boast verb US /boʊst/

show off

From this reading “If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."”

cloak noun US /kloʊk/

anything that covers or conceals

From this reading “In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.”

farewell noun US /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading “My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.”

haste noun US /heɪst/

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading “In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.”

seizing noun US /ˈsiːzɪŋ/

small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together

From this reading “But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:”

twill noun US /twɪl/

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

From this reading “If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."”

wherry noun US /ˈweri/

sailing barge used especially in East Anglia

From this reading “My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.”

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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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alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/

with anger

From this reading But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:

badenounUS /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

boastverbUS /boʊst/

show off

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

braveadjectiveUS /breɪv/

possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

From this reading In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:

carenounUS /ker/

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading "Is this your care, sirrah!

cloaknounUS /kloʊk/

anything that covers or conceals

From this reading In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

farewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

hastenounUS /heɪst/

overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

From this reading In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.

hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Is this your care, sirrah!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:

journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

masternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

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

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:

seizingnounUS /ˈsiːzɪŋ/

small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together

From this reading But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:

sirrahnoun

formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger

From this reading "Is this your care, sirrah!

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "Is this your care, sirrah!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

twillnounUS /twɪl/

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading In my haste I was near leaving behind me my brave new cloak.

wherrynounUS /ˈweri/

sailing barge used especially in East Anglia

From this reading My mistress also bade me farewell, and between them they hurried me off to the wherry.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But my master, seizing it, came with it angrily, and said:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you end your journey no better than you begin it, 'twill be little enough to boast of."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Is this your care, sirrah!

Chapter 2 of Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great by Talbot Baines Reed holds 420 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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Ludar
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Story
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Great
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