Chapter 7 of The Proud Prince is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Proud Prince is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You hear him? Secure him!" All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert. Two of Sigurd's soldiers seized him. Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.
Chapter 7 of The Proud Prince is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading “All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.”
-ing form of “rescue” — free from harm or evil
From this reading “Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.”
get by special effort
From this reading “Secure him!"”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “Two of Sigurd's soldiers seized him.”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Two of Sigurd's soldiers seized him.”
plural of “supporter” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading “All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "You hear him?
(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)
From this reading All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You hear him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two of Sigurd's soldiers seized him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.
-ing form of “rescue” — free from harm or evil
From this reading Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.
except for; apart from
From this reading All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.
get by special effort
From this reading Secure him!"
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading Two of Sigurd's soldiers seized him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two of Sigurd's soldiers seized him.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Two of Sigurd's soldiers seized him.
plural of “supporter” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading All his supporters, save Hieronymus, ebbed away from Robert.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two of Sigurd's soldiers seized him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever chance there might have been of rescuing Perpetua was lost.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You hear him?
Chapter 7 of The Proud Prince by Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
Chapter 7 holds 441 sentences of The Proud Prince, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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