Chapter 19 of The Helmet of Navarre is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Helmet of Navarre is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?" "I meant these jewellers. But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go." "You hear your orders, Paul." "Aye, I hear and I disobey," Lucas retorted.
Chapter 19 of The Helmet of Navarre is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
From this reading “"Aye, I hear and I disobey," Lucas retorted.”
have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “"Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"”
plural of “jeweller” — someone who makes jewelry
From this reading “"I meant these jewellers.”
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading “"Aye, I hear and I disobey," Lucas retorted.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “"Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"Aye, I hear and I disobey," Lucas retorted.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “"Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Aye, I hear and I disobey," Lucas retorted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, I hear and I disobey," Lucas retorted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
From this reading "Aye, I hear and I disobey," Lucas retorted.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "You hear your orders, Paul."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I meant these jewellers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"
have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading "Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
plural of “jeweller” — someone who makes jewelry
From this reading "I meant these jewellers.
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading "Aye, I hear and I disobey," Lucas retorted.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I meant these jewellers.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "You hear your orders, Paul."
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading "Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"
by chance
From this reading But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Aye, I hear and I disobey," Lucas retorted.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading "Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "I meant these jewellers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
(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 But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But since you suggest it, perhaps it would be as well for Paul to go."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you include your cousin Paul in that term?"
Chapter 19 of The Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 19 holds 418 sentences of The Helmet of Navarre, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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