St. George for England

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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“You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

“I should not have deemed it possible that one of your age could have smitten such a blow, and right glad should I be of a few hundred lads of your mettle to follow me against the French.

What is your calling?”

“I am an armourer, my liege,” Walter answered.

“And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

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St. George for England

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of St. George for England is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

/juː hæv wʌn jɔːr praɪz ˈstaʊtli ənd wel sɜːr ˈprentɪs ðə kɪŋ sed/

Line 2

“I should not have deemed it possible that one of your age could have smitten such a blow, and right glad should I be of a few hundred lads of your mettle to follow me against the French.

/aɪ ʃʊd nɑːt hæv diːmd ɪt ˈpɑːsəbəl ðæt wʌn ʌv jɔːr eɪdʒ kʊd hæv ˈsmɪtən sʌtʃ ə bloʊ ənd raɪt ɡlæd ʃʊd aɪ biː ʌv ə fjuː ˈhʌndrəd lædz ʌv jɔːr ˈmetəl tuː ˈfɑːloʊ miː əˈɡenst ðə frentʃ/

Line 3

What is your calling?”

/wʌt ɪz jɔːr ˈkɔːlɪŋ/

Line 4

“I am an armourer, my liege,” Walter answered.

Line 5

“And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

/ənd juː ɑːr æz ɡʊd æt ˈmendɪŋ ˈɑːrmər æz juː ɑːr æt ˈmɑːrɪŋ ɪt ðə kɪŋ sed juː wɪl biː ə rer ˈkræftsmən wʌn ʌv ðiːz deɪz/

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craftsman noun US /ˈkræftsmən/

a professional whose work is consistently of high quality

From this reading ““And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.”

liege noun US /liːdʒ/

a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

From this reading ““I am an armourer, my liege,” Walter answered.”

marring verb US /ˈmɑːrɪŋ/

inflected form of “mar” — make imperfect

From this reading ““And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.”

mending noun US /ˈmendɪŋ/

garments that must be repaired

From this reading ““And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.”

mettle noun US /ˈmetəl/

the courage to carry on

From this reading ““I should not have deemed it possible that one of your age could have smitten such a blow, and right glad should I be of a few hundred lads of your mettle to follow me against the French.”

prentice noun US /ˈprentɪs/

works for an expert to learn a trade

From this reading ““You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.”

smitten adjective US /ˈsmɪtən/

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

stoutly adverb US /ˈstaʊtli/

in a resolute manner

From this reading ““You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.”

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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 “I should not have deemed it possible that one of your age could have smitten such a blow, and right glad should I be of a few hundred lads of your mettle to follow me against the French.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

agenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “I am an armourer, my liege,” Walter answered.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “I am an armourer, my liege,” Walter answered.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading “I am an armourer, my liege,” Walter answered.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

armournounUS /ˈɑːrmər/

a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

armourernoun

a worker skilled in making armor or arms

From this reading “I am an armourer, my liege,” Walter answered.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

blowverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading What is your calling?”

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

craftsmannounUS /ˈkræftsmən/

a professional whose work is consistently of high quality

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

deemedverbUS /diːmd/

past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/

to travel behind, go after, come after

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading What is your calling?”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

ladsnounUS /lædz/

plural of “lad” — a boy or man

liegenounUS /liːdʒ/

a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

From this reading “I am an armourer, my liege,” Walter answered.

marringverbUS /ˈmɑːrɪŋ/

inflected form of “mar” — make imperfect

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

mendingnounUS /ˈmendɪŋ/

garments that must be repaired

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

mettlenounUS /ˈmetəl/

the courage to carry on

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “I am an armourer, my liege,” Walter answered.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

prenticenounUS /ˈprentɪs/

works for an expert to learn a trade

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

prizenounUS /praɪz/

something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

rareadjectiveUS /rer/

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

sirnounUS /sɜːr/

term of address for a man

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

smittenadjectiveUS /ˈsmɪtən/

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

stoutlyadverbUS /ˈstaʊtli/

in a resolute manner

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

WalternounUS /ˈwɔːltər/

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading “I am an armourer, my liege,” Walter answered.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is your calling?”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “And you are as good at mending armour as you are at marring it,” the king said, “you will be a rare craftsman one of these days.

wonnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You have won your prize stoutly and well, sir 'prentice,” the king said.

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