Chapter 31 of The Days of Chivalry is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Days of Chivalry is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALLEGRIGNAC, Porc-en-Truie. Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity. “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself. “They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best. Faith! that’s their look-out!
Chapter 31 of The Days of Chivalry is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading ““Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ““They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.”
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading ““Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.”
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Faith! that’s their look-out!”
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading ““They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.”
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too obvious to be doubted
In this reading ““They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.”
In this reading “Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.”
In this reading ““Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
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From this reading ALLEGRIGNAC, Porc-en-Truie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Faith! that’s their look-out!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.
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From this reading Faith! that’s their look-out!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.
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From this reading Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALLEGRIGNAC, Porc-en-Truie.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.
the property of being close together
From this reading Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
express in words
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faith! that’s their look-out!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Faith! that’s their look-out!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have perished beyond doubt, or are prisoners at best.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Mont-Rognon, and Maragougnia continued to dwell in unconscious propinquity.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
which person or people
From this reading “Who can tell what has become of my companions?” said all four, each to himself.
Chapter 31 of The Days of Chivalry by Quatrelles holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
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