Chapter 21 of The Duke's Prize is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Duke's Prize is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ranadar stood in silence awaiting his fate. At last the Turkish captain approached him. "Dog of an Infidel! Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?" "I am a Greek."
Chapter 21 of The Duke's Prize is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “At last the Turkish captain approached him.”
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “Ranadar stood in silence awaiting his fate.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “"I am a Greek."”
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “"Dog of an Infidel!”
plural of “moslem” — a believer in or follower of Islam
From this reading “Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"”
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"”
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading “At last the Turkish captain approached him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I am a Greek."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am a Greek."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Dog of an Infidel!
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading At last the Turkish captain approached him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the Turkish captain approached him.
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Ranadar stood in silence awaiting his fate.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading At last the Turkish captain approached him.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "Dog of an Infidel!
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Ranadar stood in silence awaiting his fate.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading "I am a Greek."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last the Turkish captain approached him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ranadar stood in silence awaiting his fate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am a Greek."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ranadar stood in silence awaiting his fate.
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading "Dog of an Infidel!
immediately past
From this reading At last the Turkish captain approached him.
plural of “moslem” — a believer in or follower of Islam
From this reading Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dog of an Infidel!
past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"
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From this reading Ranadar stood in silence awaiting his fate.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Ranadar stood in silence awaiting his fate.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Ranadar stood in silence awaiting his fate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the Turkish captain approached him.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading At last the Turkish captain approached him.
at the time that
From this reading Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"
which person or people
From this reading Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who are you who are thus saved when Moslems have perished?"
Chapter 21 of The Duke's Prize by Maturin M. (Maturin Murray) Ballou holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 21 holds 164 sentences of The Duke's Prize, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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