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The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay
The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.
Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.
As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.
The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.
Have hopes of me.'
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The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.
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Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.
/ʌv ðiːz sʌm wɪð ðer ˈberərz fel baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd/
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As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.
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The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.
/ðə fɜːrst sed aɪ æm ɪn ðə weɪ ʌv ˈlɪb.ər.ti bʌt baɪ ə red roʊd/
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Have hopes of me.'
/hæv hoʊps ʌv miː/

Learner Dictionary

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.

awaiting verb US /əˈweɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading “FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.”

bearers noun US /ˈberərz/

plural of “bearer” — someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading “Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.”

fruits noun US /fruːts/

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading “FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.”

hopes noun US /hoʊps/

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading “Have hopes of me.'”

levies noun US /ˈleviz/

plural of “levy” — a charge imposed and collected

From this reading “FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.”

liberty noun US /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading “The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.”

luck noun US /lʌk/

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading “As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.”

wayside noun US /ˈweɪsaɪd/

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading “Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

Aquitanian

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From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/

-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

BACKadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

bearersnounUS /ˈberərz/

plural of “bearer” — someone whose employment involves carrying something

From this reading Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.

CountverbUS /kaʊnt/

determine the number or amount of

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

FRONTnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

FRUITSnounUS /fruːts/

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

hopesnounUS /hoʊps/

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Have hopes of me.'

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.

Jehane

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From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.

lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/

the literary culture

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

leviesnounUS /ˈleviz/

plural of “levy” — a charge imposed and collected

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.

lucknounUS /lʌk/

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Have hopes of me.'

MONTFERRAT

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

Poietiers

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.

rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.

Richard

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From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.

SAINT-POL

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

sixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.

TENZON

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

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

From this reading Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading The first said: 'I am in the way of liberty, but by a red road.

waysidenounUS /ˈweɪsaɪd/

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Of these some, with their bearers, fell by the wayside.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading As luck would have it, Jehane received but two, the first and the last.

writeverbUS /raɪt/

produce a literary work

From this reading FRUITS OF _THE TENZON_: THE BACK OF SAINT-POL, AND THE FRONT OF MONTFERRAT Count Richard found time, while he was at Poietiers awaiting the Aquitanian levies, to write six letters to Jehane Saint-Pol.

Chapter 5 of The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Maurice Hewlett holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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