Chapter 11 of The Count of the Saxon Shore is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Count of the Saxon Shore is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PRIEST’S DEMAND. “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain. Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!” “Yes,” replied Martianus, “but will they not return? They have gone before; but have they not come back?
Chapter 11 of The Count of the Saxon Shore is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!””
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading ““So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “THE PRIEST’S DEMAND.”
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!””
plural of “legion” — archaic terms for army
From this reading “Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!””
a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
From this reading “Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!””
possessive form of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading ““So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.”
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be restored
In this reading “They have gone before; but have they not come back?”
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From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They have gone before; but have they not come back?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They have gone before; but have they not come back?
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!”
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes,” replied Martianus, “but will they not return?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading THE PRIEST’S DEMAND.
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They have gone before; but have they not come back?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have gone before; but have they not come back?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
immediately past
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
plural of “legion” — archaic terms for army
From this reading Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” replied Martianus, “but will they not return?
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yes,” replied Martianus, “but will they not return?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
From this reading Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!”
possessive form of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading THE PRIEST’S DEMAND.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes,” replied Martianus, “but will they not return?
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Yes,” replied Martianus, “but will they not return?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
cut with a saw
From this reading Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Blessed be the day that saw the legions of the oppressor depart!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRIEST’S DEMAND.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” replied Martianus, “but will they not return?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Yes,” replied Martianus, “but will they not return?
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” replied Martianus, “but will they not return?
fabric comprising a fitted part at the top of a garment
From this reading “So the time has come at last,” said Ambiorix; “at last the yoke is broken from off the neck of Britain.
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