Chapter 9 of The Duke's Motto: A Melodrama is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Duke's Motto: A Melodrama is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why?" Navailles questioned. Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act. To please our master it should be done at once." "How is it to be done?" asked Taranne.
Chapter 9 of The Duke's Motto: A Melodrama is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “To please our master it should be done at once."”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “To please our master it should be done at once."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “To please our master it should be done at once."”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Navailles questioned.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act.”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How is it to be done?" asked Taranne.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To please our master it should be done at once."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To please our master it should be done at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading To please our master it should be done at once."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is it to be done?" asked Taranne.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is it to be done?" asked Taranne.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To please our master it should be done at once."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading To please our master it should be done at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Navailles questioned.
on one occasion
From this reading To please our master it should be done at once."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To please our master it should be done at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading To please our master it should be done at once."
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Navailles questioned.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading Peyrolles answered him, sharply: "Don't ask; act.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading To please our master it should be done at once."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is it to be done?" asked Taranne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To please our master it should be done at once."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?"
Chapter 9 of The Duke's Motto: A Melodrama by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 9 holds 411 sentences of The Duke's Motto: A Melodrama, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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