The call of the night rider

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THE COMING OF THE FORESTER "Heinrich, take Master and Mistress Byrckmann to their daughter, and wait till I return," said Herman, when he stood at the stable door with Margaret's father and mother.

"I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

"Nay, 'twill not do," said Heinrich hastily.

"We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.

No, my way is best."

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The call of the night rider

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of The call of the night rider is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

THE COMING OF THE FORESTER "Heinrich, take Master and Mistress Byrckmann to their daughter, and wait till I return," said Herman, when he stood at the stable door with Margaret's father and mother.

Line 2

"I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

/aɪ æm ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː tel maɪ ˈmʌðər wʌt wiː θɪŋk ʌv ˈduːɪŋ ənˈles jɔːr plæn wɪl let juː kʌm wɪð miː tuː maɪ ˈmʌðərz haʊs wer wiː kæn juːs ðæt ˈsiː.krət weɪ/

Line 3

"Nay, 'twill not do," said Heinrich hastily.

Line 4

"We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.

/wiː maɪt wɔːk streɪt ˈɪntuː ðə ɑːrmz ʌv ðoʊz huːm wiː wɑːnt tuː əˈvɔɪd/

Line 5

No, my way is best."

/noʊ maɪ weɪ ɪz best/

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avoid verb US /əˈvɔɪd/

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading “"We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.”

forester noun US /ˈfɔːrəstər/

English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)

From this reading “THE COMING OF THE FORESTER "Heinrich, take Master and Mistress Byrckmann to their daughter, and wait till I return," said Herman, when he stood at the stable door with Margaret's father and mother.”

hastily adverb US /ˈheɪstəli/

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading “"Nay, 'twill not do," said Heinrich hastily.”

Herman noun US /ˈhɜːrmən/

United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)

mother's noun US /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “"I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."”

Nay exclamation US /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading “"Nay, 'twill not do," said Heinrich hastily.”

stable adjective US /ˈsteɪbəl/

resistant to change of position or condition

twill noun US /twɪl/

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

From this reading “"Nay, 'twill not do," said Heinrich hastily.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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wait till verb + particle

In this reading “THE COMING OF THE FORESTER "Heinrich, take Master and Mistress Byrckmann to their daughter, and wait till I return," said Herman, when he stood at the stable door with Margaret's father and mother.”

stable door adjective + noun

stood at verb + particle

into the arms preposition + article + noun counted as “into … arms”

In this reading “"We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.”

think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

In this reading “"I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."”

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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE COMING OF THE FORESTER "Heinrich, take Master and Mistress Byrckmann to their daughter, and wait till I return," said Herman, when he stood at the stable door with Margaret's father and mother.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading "We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

avoidverbUS /əˈvɔɪd/

stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

From this reading "We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading No, my way is best."

Byrckmann

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canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

COMINGnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Nay, 'twill not do," said Heinrich hastily.

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

FORESTERnounUS /ˈfɔːrəstər/

English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

hastilyadverbUS /ˈheɪstəli/

in a hurried or hasty manner

From this reading "Nay, 'twill not do," said Heinrich hastily.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

Heinrich

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HermannounUS /ˈhɜːrmən/

United States jazz musician and bandleader (1913-1987)

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading No, my way is best."

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

Margaret's

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MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.

MistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/

possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

NayexclamationUS /neɪ/

an old word for “no”

From this reading "Nay, 'twill not do," said Heinrich hastily.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No, my way is best."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Nay, 'twill not do," said Heinrich hastily.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

planverbUS /plæn/

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

stableadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪbəl/

resistant to change of position or condition

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/

successive (without a break)

From this reading "We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

twillnounUS /twɪl/

a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs

From this reading "Nay, 'twill not do," said Heinrich hastily.

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

usenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading "We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "We might walk straight into the arms of those whom we want to avoid.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I am going to tell my mother what we think of doing, unless your plan will let you come with me to my mother's house, where we can use that secret way."

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