Chapter 22 of The forty-five guardsmen is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The forty-five guardsmen is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR. The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation. "Well, Chicot," said Henri, "do you know what the queen says?" "No." "She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."
Chapter 22 of The forty-five guardsmen is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.”
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading “THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR.”
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “"She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."”
move deeply
From this reading “"She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."”
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading “"She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."”
plural of “pretend” — the enactment of a pretense
From this reading “"She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.”
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR.”
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading "She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."
move deeply
From this reading "She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, Chicot," said Henri, "do you know what the queen says?"
a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
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From this reading "Well, Chicot," said Henri, "do you know what the queen says?"
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, Chicot," said Henri, "do you know what the queen says?"
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading "She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."
plural of “pretend” — the enactment of a pretense
From this reading "She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "Well, Chicot," said Henri, "do you know what the queen says?"
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, Chicot," said Henri, "do you know what the queen says?"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Well, Chicot," said Henri, "do you know what the queen says?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR.
not in physical motion
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPANISH AMBASSADOR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Chicot," said Henri, "do you know what the queen says?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, Chicot," said Henri, "do you know what the queen says?"
which person or people
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The king rejoined Chicot, who was still agitated with fears as to the explanation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Chicot," said Henri, "do you know what the queen says?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She pretends that your cursed Latin will disturb our peace."
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