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The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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10th June, 1780.
The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.
There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.
Lord George was last night sent to the Tower.
Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]
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The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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10th June, 1780.
Line 2
The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.
/ðə ˈsoʊldʒərz ɑːr ˈsteɪʃənd soʊ æz tuː biː ˈevriwer wɪˈðɪn kɔːl/
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There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.
/ðer ɪz noʊ ˈlɔːŋɡər ˈeni ˈbɑːdi ʌv ˈraɪətərz ənd ðə ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz ɑːr ˈhʌntəd tuː ðer hoʊlz ənd led tuː ˈprɪzən/
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Lord George was last night sent to the Tower.
/lɔːrd dʒɔːrdʒ wɑːz læst naɪt sent tuː ðə ˈtaʊər/
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Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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acts noun US /ækts/

a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome

From this reading “Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]”

holes noun US /hoʊlz/

plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something

From this reading “There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.”

hunted adjective US /ˈhʌntəd/

reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

From this reading “There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.”

individuals noun US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading “There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.”

June noun US /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading “10th June, 1780.”

protection noun US /prəˈtekʃən/

the activity of protecting someone or something

From this reading “Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]”

rioters noun US /ˈraɪətərz/

plural of “rioter” — troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority

From this reading “There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.”

stationed verb US /ˈsteɪʃənd/

past form of “station” — assign to a station

From this reading “The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.”

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10th

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From this reading 10th June, 1780.

1780

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From this reading 10th June, 1780.

actsnounUS /ækts/

a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

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 Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.

EDnounUS /ed/

impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

everywhereadverbUS /ˈevriwer/

to or in any or all places

From this reading The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.

forcenounUS /fɔːrs/

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

GeorgenounUS /dʒɔːrdʒ/

Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Lord George was last night sent to the Tower.

GovernmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

holesnounUS /hoʊlz/

plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

huntedadjectiveUS /ˈhʌntəd/

reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

individualsnounUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading 10th June, 1780.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Lord George was last night sent to the Tower.

lawnounUS /lɔː/

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/

for more time

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading Lord George was last night sent to the Tower.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

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

From this reading Lord George was last night sent to the Tower.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/

a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

protectionnounUS /prəˈtekʃən/

the activity of protecting someone or something

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

riotersnounUS /ˈraɪətərz/

plural of “rioter” — troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Lord George was last night sent to the Tower.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.

soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.

stationedverbUS /ˈsteɪʃənd/

past form of “station” — assign to a station

From this reading The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is no longer any body of rioters, and the individuals are hunted to their holes, and led to prison.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.

TowernounUS /ˈtaʊər/

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

From this reading Lord George was last night sent to the Tower.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Lord George was last night sent to the Tower.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Government now acts again with its proper force---and we are all under the protection of the King and the law.--ED.]

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The soldiers are stationed so as to be everywhere within call.

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