Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France

Chapter XIII

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"This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him.

Keep from the Court, say I."

"Nay, Gill," said the Charcoal-burner, "I must have my way.

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Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

HOW RALPH WENT TO COURT The next day, Ralph, having thought much on what he had undertaken, loaded his mare, as he was wont to do, with two panniers full of coals, and made ready to start on his journey to the court. "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit. Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him. Keep from the Court, say I." "Nay, Gill," said the Charcoal-burner, "I must have my way.

Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Stories of Charlemagne and the twelve Peers of France is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

Line 3

Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him.

/rɪˈmɛm.bər ðə ʃruːd bloʊ ðæt juː delt hɪm/

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Keep from the Court, say I."

/kiːp frʌm ðə kɔːrt seɪ aɪ/

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"Nay, Gill," said the Charcoal-burner, "I must have my way.

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coals noun US /koʊlz/

plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

From this reading “HOW RALPH WENT TO COURT The next day, Ralph, having thought much on what he had undertaken, loaded his mare, as he was wont to do, with two panniers full of coals, and made ready to start on his journey to the court.”

dealt verb US /delt/

inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading “Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him.”

Gill noun US /ɡɪl/

a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

From this reading “"Nay, Gill," said the Charcoal-burner, "I must have my way.”

mare noun US /mer/

female equine animal

profit noun US /ˈprɑːfət/

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading “"This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.”

shrewd adjective US /ʃruːd/

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

From this reading “Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him.”

undertaken verb US /ˈʌndərteɪkən/

inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise

wont noun US /woʊnt/

an established custom

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next day adjective + noun

In this reading “HOW RALPH WENT TO COURT The next day, Ralph, having thought much on what he had undertaken, loaded his mare, as he was wont to do, with two panniers full of coals, and made ready to start on his journey to the court.”

start on verb + particle

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading HOW RALPH WENT TO COURT The next day, Ralph, having thought much on what he had undertaken, loaded his mare, as he was wont to do, with two panniers full of coals, and made ready to start on his journey to the court.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

blowverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

From this reading Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him.

Charcoal-burner

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From this reading "Nay, Gill," said the Charcoal-burner, "I must have my way.

coalsnounUS /koʊlz/

plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

counselnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

COURTnounUS /kɔːrt/

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

dealtverbUS /delt/

inflected form of “deal” — act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Keep from the Court, say I."

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

GillnounUS /ɡɪl/

a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

From this reading "Nay, Gill," said the Charcoal-burner, "I must have my way.

Gillian

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From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Nay, Gill," said the Charcoal-burner, "I must have my way.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

HOW

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Keep from the Court, say I."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/

undertake a journey or trip

KeepverbUS /kiːp/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Keep from the Court, say I."

loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/

filled with a great quantity

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

marenounUS /mer/

female equine animal

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Nay, Gill," said the Charcoal-burner, "I must have my way.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading "Nay, Gill," said the Charcoal-burner, "I must have my way.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

panniers

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profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/

the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)

From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

RALPH

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readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Keep from the Court, say I."

shrewdadjectiveUS /ʃruːd/

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

From this reading Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him.

startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

undertakenverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪkən/

inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "Nay, Gill," said the Charcoal-burner, "I must have my way.

WENTverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wontnounUS /woʊnt/

an established custom

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Remember the shrewd blow that you dealt him.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "This is not of my counsel," said Gillian his wife; "this journey will not be to your profit.

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