Chapter 10 of Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own." "And my mistress, and Jeannette, and the lad?" I asked. "They are naught to thee," answered he, curtly. "Are they here?"
Chapter 10 of Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading “"They are naught to thee," answered he, curtly.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “"No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."”
a boy or man
From this reading “"And my mistress, and Jeannette, and the lad?"”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “"And my mistress, and Jeannette, and the lad?"”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “"They are naught to thee," answered he, curtly.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “"No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “"No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "They are naught to thee," answered he, curtly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are naught to thee," answered he, curtly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading "They are naught to thee," answered he, curtly.
an old form of “has”
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Are they here?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
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From this reading "And my mistress, and Jeannette, and the lad?"
a boy or man
From this reading "And my mistress, and Jeannette, and the lad?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "And my mistress, and Jeannette, and the lad?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And my mistress, and Jeannette, and the lad?"
a quantity of no importance
From this reading "They are naught to thee," answered he, curtly.
not any; not one
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are naught to thee," answered he, curtly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No thanks to thee; he hath made his peace with the Company, and is restored to his own."
Chapter 10 of Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great by Talbot Baines Reed holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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