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LOVE AND PISTOLS The next morning just after sunrise the Little Chaplain ran in search of Don Jaime, revealing in his manner as he entered the tower, the importance of the news which he was bearing.

In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night.

Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

What would the girls say about her daughter?

But Margalida gave little heed to the opinion of her friends.

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Chapter X

Chapter 10 of The Dead Command is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

LOVE AND PISTOLS The next morning just after sunrise the Little Chaplain ran in search of Don Jaime, revealing in his manner as he entered the tower, the importance of the news which he was bearing. In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night. Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern? What would the girls say about her daughter? But Margalida gave little heed to the opinion of her friends.

The Dead Command

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of The Dead Command is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

LOVE AND PISTOLS The next morning just after sunrise the Little Chaplain ran in search of Don Jaime, revealing in his manner as he entered the tower, the importance of the news which he was bearing.

Line 2

In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night.

Line 3

Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

Line 4

What would the girls say about her daughter?

/wʌt wʊd ðə ɡɜːrlz seɪ əˈbaʊt hɜːr ˈdɔːtər/

Line 5

But Margalida gave little heed to the opinion of her friends.

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Chaplain noun US /ˈtʃæplən/

a clergyman ministering to some institution

From this reading “LOVE AND PISTOLS The next morning just after sunrise the Little Chaplain ran in search of Don Jaime, revealing in his manner as he entered the tower, the importance of the news which he was bearing.”

heed noun US /hiːd/

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

From this reading “But Margalida gave little heed to the opinion of her friends.”

lamented adjective US /ləˈmentɪd/

mourned or grieved for

From this reading “Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?”

occurrence noun US /əˈkɜːrəns/

an event that happens

From this reading “Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?”

pistols noun US /ˈpɪstəlz/

plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

revealing adjective US /rɪˈviːlɪŋ/

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

sunrise noun US /ˈsʌnraɪz/

the first light of day

tavern noun US /ˈtævərn/

a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

From this reading “Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “LOVE AND PISTOLS The next morning just after sunrise the Little Chaplain ran in search of Don Jaime, revealing in his manner as he entered the tower, the importance of the news which he was bearing.”

after sunrise preposition + noun

little heed adjective + noun

In this reading “But Margalida gave little heed to the opinion of her friends.”

search of verb + particle

think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

In this reading “Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading What would the girls say about her daughter?

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading LOVE AND PISTOLS The next morning just after sunrise the Little Chaplain ran in search of Don Jaime, revealing in his manner as he entered the tower, the importance of the news which he was bearing.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night.

bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/

relevant relation or interconnection

blowsnounUS /bloʊz/

plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Margalida gave little heed to the opinion of her friends.

Canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night.

ChaplainnounUS /ˈtʃæplən/

a clergyman ministering to some institution

comeverbUS /kʌm/

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

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading What would the girls say about her daughter?

districtnounUS /ˈdɪstrɪkt/

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

DonnounUS /dɑːn/

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading But Margalida gave little heed to the opinion of her friends.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading But Margalida gave little heed to the opinion of her friends.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading What would the girls say about her daughter?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

heednounUS /hiːd/

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

From this reading But Margalida gave little heed to the opinion of her friends.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

housenounUS /haʊs/

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

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

importancenounUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtəns/

the quality of being important and worthy of note

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

Jaime

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justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

lamentedadjectiveUS /ləˈmentɪd/

mourned or grieved for

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

LOVEnounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

Mallorqui

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From this reading In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night.

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

Margalida

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From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

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

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night.

occurrencenounUS /əˈkɜːrəns/

an event that happens

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading But Margalida gave little heed to the opinion of her friends.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

PISTOLSnounUS /ˈpɪstəlz/

plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

revealingadjectiveUS /rɪˈviːlɪŋ/

disclosing unintentionally something concealed

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading What would the girls say about her daughter?

searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

sunrisenounUS /ˈsʌnraɪz/

the first light of day

tavernnounUS /ˈtævərn/

a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In Can Mallorqui they had all passed a bad night.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

towernounUS /ˈtaʊər/

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

weptverbUS /wept/

inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Margalida wept; her mother lamented the occurrence; what would the people of the district think of them when they heard that men had come to blows in her house as in a tavern?

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