Chapter 13 of The Historical Nights' Entertainment is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Historical Nights' Entertainment is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night. No shufling with me, rascal. Where have you bestowed the other?” “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough. Penruddock turned to his men.
Chapter 13 of The Historical Nights' Entertainment is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading ““I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.”
past form of “bestow” — present
From this reading “Where have you bestowed the other?””
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading ““I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading ““These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading ““I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “No shufling with me, rascal.”
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading ““These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.”
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading ““I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.”
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grievously affected especially by disease
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
past form of “bestow” — present
From this reading Where have you bestowed the other?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where have you bestowed the other?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
possessive form of “heaven” — any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Penruddock turned to his men.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
immediately past
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No shufling with me, rascal.
the force of workers available
From this reading Penruddock turned to his men.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
not any; not one
From this reading No shufling with me, rascal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Where have you bestowed the other?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Penruddock turned to his men.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading No shufling with me, rascal.
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No shufling with me, rascal.
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where have you bestowed the other?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Penruddock turned to his men.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “These be but two,” he said, “and to my knowledge three rogues came hither last night.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where have you bestowed the other?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading No shufling with me, rascal.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “I swear, as Heaven's my witness, I do not know where he is,” protested the afflicted steward, truly enough.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where have you bestowed the other?”
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