Chapter 23 of The Armourer's Prentices is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Armourer's Prentices is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master. Seek the king! That sun I pray may never set.” Shakespeare. Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.
Chapter 23 of The Armourer's Prentices is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading “Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.”
in a peaceable manner
From this reading “Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.”
try to get or reach
From this reading “Seek the king!”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “Shakespeare.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.”
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading “UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.”
lacking in value or merit
From this reading “UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Seek the king!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That sun I pray may never set.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading That sun I pray may never set.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.
in a peaceable manner
From this reading Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading That sun I pray may never set.”
the act of preferring
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
try to get or reach
From this reading Seek the king!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That sun I pray may never set.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading Shakespeare.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading That sun I pray may never set.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That sun I pray may never set.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seek the king!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
lacking in value or merit
From this reading UNWELCOME PREFERMENT “I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now To be thy lord and master.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Matters flowed on peaceably with Stephen and Dennet.
Chapter 23 of The Armourer's Prentices by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 23 holds 215 sentences of The Armourer's Prentices, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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