Sir Nigel

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

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As he spoke, the hindmost one, a strongly built, broad-shouldered man, looked round and saw the gleaming figure above him upon the hill, with open helmet, and the five roses glowing upon his breast.

With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

“Squire Loring!

Squire Loring!” he cried.

“It is I, Aylward the archer!

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Chapter XXIX Reading 1/35

Sir Nigel

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Sir Nigel is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

As he spoke, the hindmost one, a strongly built, broad-shouldered man, looked round and saw the gleaming figure above him upon the hill, with open helmet, and the five roses glowing upon his breast.

Line 2

With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

/wɪð ə swiːp ʌv hɪz hændz hiː hæd θrʌst hɪz ˈɡɑːrdiənz əˈsaɪd ənd fɔːr ə ˈmoʊmənt wɑːz klɪr ʌv ðə θrɔːŋ/

Line 3

“Squire Loring!

Line 4

Squire Loring!” he cried.

Line 5

“It is I, Aylward the archer!

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archer noun US /ˈɑːrtʃər/

a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading ““It is I, Aylward the archer!”

gleaming noun US /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

From this reading “As he spoke, the hindmost one, a strongly built, broad-shouldered man, looked round and saw the gleaming figure above him upon the hill, with open helmet, and the five roses glowing upon his breast.”

glowing adjective US /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/

highly enthusiastic

guardians noun US /ˈɡɑːrdiənz/

plural of “guardian” — a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading “With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.”

helmet noun US /ˈhelmət/

armor plate that protects the head

strongly adverb US /ˈstrɔːŋli/

with strength or in a strong manner

sweep verb US /swiːp/

sweep across or over

From this reading “With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.”

throng noun US /θrɔːŋ/

a large gathering of people

From this reading “With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading As he spoke, the hindmost one, a strongly built, broad-shouldered man, looked round and saw the gleaming figure above him upon the hill, with open helmet, and the five roses glowing upon his breast.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

archernounUS /ˈɑːrtʃər/

a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow

From this reading “It is I, Aylward the archer!

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

asideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/

on or to one side

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

Aylward

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From this reading “It is I, Aylward the archer!

breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

broad-shoulderedadjective

having broad shoulders

builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

clearverbUS /klɪr/

rid of obstructions

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Squire Loring!” he cried.

figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

gleamingnounUS /ˈɡliːmɪŋ/

a flash of light (especially reflected light)

glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/

highly enthusiastic

guardiansnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdiənz/

plural of “guardian” — a person who cares for persons or property

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

helmetnounUS /ˈhelmət/

armor plate that protects the head

hillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

hindmostadjective

located farthest to the rear

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “It is I, Aylward the archer!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “It is I, Aylward the archer!

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “It is I, Aylward the archer!

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

Loring

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From this reading “Squire Loring!

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

rosesnounUS /ˈroʊzɪz/

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

SquirenounUS /skwaɪr/

young nobleman attendant on a knight

From this reading “Squire Loring!

stronglyadverbUS /ˈstrɔːŋli/

with strength or in a strong manner

sweepverbUS /swiːp/

sweep across or over

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

throngnounUS /θrɔːŋ/

a large gathering of people

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

thrustverbUS /θrʌst/

push forcefully

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading With a sweep of his hands he had thrust his guardians aside and for a moment was clear of the throng.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

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