Chapter 10 of The Caged Lion is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Caged Lion is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Lady, fairest lady! Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!' 'No thanks are due, Sir. I knew not who had fallen.' 'Cruel coyness!
Chapter 10 of The Caged Lion is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “'Cruel coyness!”
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading “'No thanks are due, Sir.”
superlative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “'Lady, fairest lady!”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “I knew not who had fallen.'”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'”
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From this reading Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'No thanks are due, Sir.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'
the affectation of being demure in a provocative way
From this reading 'Cruel coyness!
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading 'Cruel coyness!
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading 'No thanks are due, Sir.
superlative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading 'Lady, fairest lady!
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading I knew not who had fallen.'
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I knew not who had fallen.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew not who had fallen.'
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew not who had fallen.'
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'Lady, fairest lady!
not any; not one
From this reading 'No thanks are due, Sir.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I knew not who had fallen.'
term of address for a man
From this reading 'No thanks are due, Sir.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'
which person or people
From this reading I knew not who had fallen.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, suffer your slave to fall at your feet with his thanks!'
Chapter 10 of The Caged Lion by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 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 10 holds 270 sentences of The Caged Lion, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Caged Lion by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 270 sentences, grouped into 54 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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