Chapter 22 of The Helmet of Navarre is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Helmet of Navarre is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity. It is to that generosity I appeal." "Is the horse of that colour? But now you were frightening my prudence." "Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!"
Chapter 22 of The Helmet of Navarre is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “It is to that generosity I appeal."”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “"Is the horse of that colour?”
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading “"Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!"”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “But now you were frightening my prudence."”
the trait of being willing to give your money or time
From this reading “"Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.”
characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
From this reading “"Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.”
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading “But now you were frightening my prudence."”
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “"Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.”
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From this reading "Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!"
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading It is to that generosity I appeal."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now you were frightening my prudence."
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading "Is the horse of that colour?
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading "Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!"
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading But now you were frightening my prudence."
the trait of being willing to give your money or time
From this reading "Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Is the horse of that colour?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is to that generosity I appeal."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is to that generosity I appeal."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is to that generosity I appeal."
characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages
From this reading "Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But now you were frightening my prudence."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now you were frightening my prudence."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is the horse of that colour?
a course of conduct
From this reading "Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!"
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!"
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading But now you were frightening my prudence."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is to that generosity I appeal."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is the horse of that colour?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is to that generosity I appeal."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But now you were frightening my prudence."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ah, but how fortunate the man to whom generosity and prudence point the same path!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Monsieur, you show what little surprises me--knightly generosity.
Chapter 22 of The Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 22 holds 404 sentences of The Helmet of Navarre, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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