Chapter 28 of The Noble Rogue is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Noble Rogue is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back. --2 HENRY IV. IV. 3. Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
Chapter 28 of The Noble Rogue is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.”
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading “Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.”
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading “Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.”
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
From this reading “These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.”
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
From this reading “Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.”
after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading “These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.”
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.”
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.”
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.
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From this reading --2 HENRY IV.
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From this reading 3.
later than; following
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
terminate
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading --2 HENRY IV.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading --2 HENRY IV.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
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From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
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From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
after the expected or usual time; delayed
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
look attentively
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Master Daniel Pye had certainly thought it wiser--after that precipitous exit from the master tailor's house--to watch and to await events.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading These tardy tricks of yours will, on my life, One time or other, break some gallows back.
Chapter 28 of The Noble Rogue by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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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