Chapter 14 of The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then Messire de Lumey said to Ulenspiegel: "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them." "I am not afraid," replied Ulenspiegel. "Parole de soldat, c'est parole d'or." The monks were led away to a barn, and Ulenspiegel with them.
Chapter 14 of The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “The monks were led away to a barn, and Ulenspiegel with them.”
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading “"Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."”
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “"Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “The monks were led away to a barn, and Ulenspiegel with them.”
plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading “"Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."”
a promise
From this reading “"Parole de soldat, c'est parole d'or."”
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “"Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."”
migratory
From this reading “"Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The monks were led away to a barn, and Ulenspiegel with them.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I am not afraid," replied Ulenspiegel.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not afraid," replied Ulenspiegel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The monks were led away to a barn, and Ulenspiegel with them.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading The monks were led away to a barn, and Ulenspiegel with them.
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From this reading "Parole de soldat, c'est parole d'or."
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From this reading "Parole de soldat, c'est parole d'or."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Then Messire de Lumey said to Ulenspiegel:
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The monks were led away to a barn, and Ulenspiegel with them.
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From this reading Then Messire de Lumey said to Ulenspiegel:
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From this reading Then Messire de Lumey said to Ulenspiegel:
plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not afraid," replied Ulenspiegel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
a promise
From this reading "Parole de soldat, c'est parole d'or."
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I am not afraid," replied Ulenspiegel.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Messire de Lumey said to Ulenspiegel:
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From this reading "Parole de soldat, c'est parole d'or."
express in words
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The monks were led away to a barn, and Ulenspiegel with them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Messire de Lumey said to Ulenspiegel:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Messire de Lumey said to Ulenspiegel:
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From this reading Then Messire de Lumey said to Ulenspiegel:
migratory
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The monks were led away to a barn, and Ulenspiegel with them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wandering Fleming that you are, and protector of monks, I tell you I will have you hanged with them."
Chapter 14 of The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land by Charles de Coster holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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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