Chapter 5 of The Lion of the North is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Lion of the North is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice? That we will fight is settled. When, where, and how? This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.” “No,” Malcolm said, “that would not be my advice.
Chapter 5 of The Lion of the North is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading ““And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?”
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.””
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.””
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.””
a person who operates a farm
From this reading ““And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “That we will fight is settled.”
make strong or stronger
From this reading “This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.””
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading “This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against 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 This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No,” Malcolm said, “that would not be my advice.
plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading That we will fight is settled.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When, where, and how?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No,” Malcolm said, “that would not be my advice.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” Malcolm said, “that would not be my advice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No,” Malcolm said, “that would not be my advice.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading That we will fight is settled.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
make strong or stronger
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That we will fight is settled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That we will fight is settled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?
at the time that
From this reading When, where, and how?
in or at the place that
From this reading When, where, and how?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That we will fight is settled.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading This house is strongly built, and we could so strengthen its doors and windows with beams that we might hold out for a long time against them.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “No,” Malcolm said, “that would not be my advice.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And now,” the farmer said to Malcolm, “what is your advice?
Chapter 5 of The Lion of the North by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 181 sentences of The Lion of the North, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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