Chapter 9 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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Chapter 9 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.
Alack! that I myself must bring the cloud. "Ludar to the front! Something is wrong. Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate! I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
Chapter 9 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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an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “Alack! that I myself must bring the cloud.”
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.”
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.”
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alack! that I myself must bring the cloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Alack! that I myself must bring the cloud.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Alack! that I myself must bring the cloud.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "Ludar to the front!
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Alack! that I myself must bring the cloud.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something is wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ludar to the front!
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Alack! that I myself must bring the cloud.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Alack! that I myself must bring the cloud.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
and nothing more
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
done under pressure
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
past form of “snatch” — to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something is wrong.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alack! that I myself must bring the cloud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alack! that I myself must bring the cloud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ludar to the front!
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I followed close to his heels, only bidding the maiden get to her tower whither I would send her English squire to guard her.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Something is wrong.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your brother--" May I never hear again the cry with which he snatched up his sword and rushed to the gate!
Chapter 9 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.
Chapter 9 holds 420 sentences of Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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