Chapter 29 of The first American King is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The first American King is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW ERA “The King! The Guards! They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie. “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm. “Attacked by whom?”
Chapter 29 of The first American King is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading “They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.”
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading ““Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.”
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading “THE NEW ERA “The King!”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “The Guards!”
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading ““Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.”
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading ““Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.”
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In this reading “THE NEW ERA “The King!”
be beset by
In this reading “They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
past form of “attack” — launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Attacked by whom?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading THE NEW ERA “The King!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading The Guards!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE NEW ERA “The King!
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW ERA “The King!
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
recurring again and again
From this reading “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
having a supporting base
From this reading “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW ERA “The King!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have been attacked!” cried Kearns as, breathless and panting, he ran into the Chancellerie.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Attacked by whom?”
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “Attacked!” repeated Mortimer, standing sword in hand, stern-faced and bleeding from a wound in the arm.
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