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The King's Scapegoat
The King's Scapegoat

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of The King's Scapegoat is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.
In Poictiers, it will be remembered, much was to happen.
There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.
There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.
And yet none of these things came to pass.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The King's Scapegoat

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of The King's Scapegoat is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.
Line 2
In Poictiers, it will be remembered, much was to happen.
Line 3
There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.
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There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.
/ðer tuː aɪ wɑːz tuː fɔːrˈstɔːl hɜːr ˈjuːsləs ˈsækrəfaɪs ənd ɪn ə ˈtrɪpəl sens ˌdɪsəˈpɪr ˈɪntuː ðə dɑːrk ˈɪntuː ðə naɪt ˈɪntuː hɜːr skɔːrn ənd kənˈtempt ˈɪntuː ðə ˈvæli ʌv ðə ˈʃæd.oʊ frʌm wɪtʃ nʌn raɪd aʊt æt ðə ˈhɪðər end/
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And yet none of these things came to pass.
/ənd jet nʌn ʌv ðiːz θɪŋz keɪm tuː pæs/

Learner Dictionary

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

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disappear verb US /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading “There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forestall verb US /fɔːrˈstɔːl/

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading “There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heart's noun US /hɑːrts/

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading “HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hiding noun US /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

the activity of keeping something secret

From this reading “There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hither adverb US /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading “There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sadden verb US /ˈsædən/

make unhappy

From this reading “HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saddened verb US /ˈsædənd/

past form of “sadden” — make unhappy

From this reading “HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
triple verb US /ˈtrɪpəl/

increase threefold

From this reading “There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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.

disappear into verb + particle

In this reading “There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.”

3,207 times in 426,211 chapters
HEART'S DESIRE noun + noun counted as “heart desire”

In this reading “HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.”

1,640 times in 426,211 chapters
into the valley preposition + article + noun counted as “into … valley”

In this reading “There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.”

3,216 times in 426,211 chapters
rode on verb + particle counted as “ride on”

In this reading “There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.”

11,354 times in 426,211 chapters
ride out verb + adjective

hang on during a trial of endurance

In this reading “There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.”

4,906 times in 426,211 chapters
into the dark preposition + article + noun counted as “into … dark”

In this reading “There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.”

5,011 times in 426,211 chapters
in hiding preposition + noun

quietly in concealment

In this reading “There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.”

2,463 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 80

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading In Poictiers, it will be remembered, much was to happen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading And yet none of these things came to pass.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Commines

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From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

Pending verification
contemptnounUS /kənˈtempt/

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DESIREnounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
disappearverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪr/

get lost, as without warning or explanation

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
earnounUS /iːr/

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forestallverbUS /fɔːrˈstɔːl/

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/

obtain

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/

come to pass

From this reading In Poictiers, it will be remembered, much was to happen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HEART'SnounUS /hɑːrts/

possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

the activity of keeping something secret

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/

an old word meaning “to this place”

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HOW

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From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

Pending verification
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In Poictiers, it will be remembered, much was to happen.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
King'snounUS /kɪŋz/

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MademoisellenounUS /ˌmædəməˈzel/

small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MARTINnounUS /ˈmɑːrtən/

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading In Poictiers, it will be remembered, much was to happen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Narbonne

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From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

Pending verification
nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
passverbUS /pæs/

go across or through

From this reading And yet none of these things came to pass.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/

Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Plessis

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From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

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Poictiers

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From this reading In Poictiers, it will be remembered, much was to happen.

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rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading In Poictiers, it will be remembered, much was to happen.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rideverbUS /raɪd/

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rodeverbUS /roʊd/

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sacrificenounUS /ˈsækrəfaɪs/

the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saddenverbUS /ˈsædən/

make unhappy

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saddenedverbUS /ˈsædənd/

past form of “sadden” — make unhappy

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scornnounUS /skɔːrn/

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sensenounUS /sens/

a general conscious awareness

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

Velmora curated lexicon
shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading And yet none of these things came to pass.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading And yet none of these things came to pass.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tripleverbUS /ˈtrɪpəl/

increase threefold

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

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uselessadjectiveUS /ˈjuːsləs/

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

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valleynounUS /ˈvæli/

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In Poictiers, it will be remembered, much was to happen.

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whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There, too, I was to forestall her useless sacrifice and, in a triple sense, disappear into the dark, into the night, into her scorn and contempt, into the valley of the shadow, from which none ride out at the hither end.

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whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading There Mademoiselle de Narbonne was to leave me behind in hiding while she rode on to Plessis to gain the King's ear through Philip de Commines.

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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading In Poictiers, it will be remembered, much was to happen.

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WONnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading HOW MARTIN WON HIS HEART'S DESIRE And now I come to what has saddened all my life since, and still must sadden it.

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yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet none of these things came to pass.

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Chapter 29 of The King's Scapegoat by Hamilton Drummond holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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.

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Chapter 29 holds 222 sentences of The King's Scapegoat, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.

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