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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance
The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance

Chapter XXXVIII

Chapter 38 of The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.
No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.
TWO NOBLE KINSMEN.
Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.
"And, noble cousin, what have you projected? when shall we escape?"
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The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance

Chapter XXXVIII

Chapter 38 of The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck: a romance is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.
/əˈtempt tuː ɪˈskeɪp ˈdʒentəl ˈkʌzən ɪf juː biː siːn juː ˈperɪʃ ˈɪnstəntli fɔːr ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈprɪzən/
Line 2
No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.
/noʊ noʊ ˈkʌzən aɪ wɪl noʊ mɔːr biː ˈhɪdən nɔːr pʊt ɔːf ðɪs ɡreɪt ædˈventʃər tuː ə ˈsekənd ˈtraɪəl/
Line 3
TWO NOBLE KINSMEN.
Line 4
Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.
/kwɪk ɑːn ðə fɜːrst ˈɡriːtɪŋ ˈfɑːloʊd ˈwɔːrwɪks ˈkwestʃən/
Line 5
"And, noble cousin, what have you projected? when shall we escape?"
/ənd ˈnoʊbəl ˈkʌzən wʌt hæv juː prəˈdʒektəd wen ʃæl wiː ɪˈskeɪp/

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

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adventure verb US /ædˈventʃər/

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading “No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.”

breaking noun US /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/

the act of breaking something

From this reading “ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.”

greeting noun US /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading “Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.”

perish verb US /ˈperɪʃ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading “ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.”

prison noun US /ˈprɪzən/

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

From this reading “ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.”

projected adjective US /prəˈdʒektəd/

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading “"And, noble cousin, what have you projected? when shall we escape?"”

trial noun US /ˈtraɪəl/

the act of testing something

From this reading “No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.”

Warwick's noun US /ˈwɔːrwɪks/

possessive form of “warwick” — English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)

From this reading “Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

first greeting adjective + noun

In this reading “Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.”

second trial noun + noun

In this reading “No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.”

put off verb + particle

hold back to a later time

In this reading “No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.”

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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 No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "And, noble cousin, what have you projected? when shall we escape?"

ATTEMPTnounUS /əˈtempt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

breakingnounUS /ˈbreɪkɪŋ/

the act of breaking something

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

ESCAPEnounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/

the act of escaping physically

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.

followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

GentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

greetingnounUS /ˈɡriːtɪŋ/

(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

From this reading Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "And, noble cousin, what have you projected? when shall we escape?"

hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/

not accessible to view

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

instantlyadverbUS /ˈɪnstəntli/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

KINSMEN

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading TWO NOBLE KINSMEN.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

NOBLEadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊbəl/

impressive in appearance

From this reading TWO NOBLE KINSMEN.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.

perishverbUS /ˈperɪʃ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

prisonnounUS /ˈprɪzən/

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

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

projectedadjectiveUS /prəˈdʒektəd/

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading "And, noble cousin, what have you projected? when shall we escape?"

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.

QuickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "And, noble cousin, what have you projected? when shall we escape?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

trialnounUS /ˈtraɪəl/

the act of testing something

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

TWOnounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading TWO NOBLE KINSMEN.

Warwick'snounUS /ˈwɔːrwɪks/

possessive form of “warwick” — English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)

From this reading Quick on the first greeting followed Warwick's question.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "And, noble cousin, what have you projected? when shall we escape?"

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "And, noble cousin, what have you projected? when shall we escape?"

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "And, noble cousin, what have you projected? when shall we escape?"

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading No, no, cousin, I will no more be hidden, nor put off This great adventure to a second trial.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE Gentle cousin, If you be seen, you perish instantly For breaking prison.

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