Chapter 3 of The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Aha, I see. And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods? It does you credit, Father Matthieu. The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob." His smile was quite devoid of bitterness.
Chapter 3 of The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a remote and undeveloped area
From this reading “And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?”
a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
From this reading “The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."”
completely wanting or lacking
From this reading “His smile was quite devoid of bitterness.”
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading “The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."”
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?”
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?”
plural of “horizon” — the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."”
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading “And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?”
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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 war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aha, I see.
(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 The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
a remote and undeveloped area
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading His smile was quite devoid of bitterness.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
take exception to
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
approval
From this reading It does you credit, Father Matthieu.
completely wanting or lacking
From this reading His smile was quite devoid of bitterness.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It does you credit, Father Matthieu.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It does you credit, Father Matthieu.
plural of “fill” — a quantity sufficient to satisfy
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His smile was quite devoid of bitterness.
plural of “horizon” — the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Aha, I see.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It does you credit, Father Matthieu.
young sheep
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It does you credit, Father Matthieu.
by chance
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading His smile was quite devoid of bitterness.
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Aha, I see.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His smile was quite devoid of bitterness.
plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His smile was quite devoid of bitterness.
at the time that
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The war fills all horizons now, mayhap, but I have seen the time in Mecklenburg when your cassock would have been a challenge to the mob."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And for this single lamb of your scant fold you brave the terrors of our heretic backwoods?
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