Chapter 15 of The Sword Maker is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Sword Maker is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes." "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?" "Yes." "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?" "Yes."
Chapter 15 of The Sword Maker is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading “"Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"”
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading “"Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"”
carry out or perform an action
From this reading “"Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"”
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading “"Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “"Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
a formal event performed on a special occasion
From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
carry out or perform an action
From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is it possible this ceremony can be performed to-morrow?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you entitled to perform the ceremony?"
Chapter 15 of The Sword Maker by Robert Barr holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 15 holds 395 sentences of The Sword Maker, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of The Sword Maker by Robert Barr exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 395 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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