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The truce of God — A tale of the eleventh century
The truce of God — A tale of the eleventh century

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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Fit to govern!
No, not to live.
O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?
MACBETH.
The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.
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The truce of God — A tale of the eleventh century

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The truce of God — A tale of the eleventh century is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Fit to govern!
/fɪt tuː ˈɡʌvərn/
Line 2
No, not to live.
/noʊ nɑːt tuː laɪv/
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O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?
Line 4
MACBETH.
/məkˈbeθ/
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The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

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Friday noun US /ˈfraɪdi/

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading “The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.”

Gilbert noun US /ˈɡɪlbərt/

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading “The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.”

govern verb US /ˈɡʌvərn/

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

From this reading “Fit to govern!”

leagues noun US /liːɡz/

plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

From this reading “The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.”

macbeth noun US /məkˈbeθ/

king of Scotland (died in 1057)

From this reading “MACBETH.”

shalt modal verb US /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading “O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?”

tyrant noun US /ˈtaɪrənt/

a cruel and oppressive dictator

From this reading “O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?”

wholesome adjective US /ˈhoʊlsəm/

conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being

From this reading “O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?”

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accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/

having companions or an escort

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

bloody-sceptred

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From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

CastlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

FitverbUS /fɪt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Fit to govern!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

governverbUS /ˈɡʌvərn/

bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

From this reading Fit to govern!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

HerspronounUS /hərz/

the one or ones belonging to her

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

horsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/

plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading No, not to live.

MACBETHnounUS /məkˈbeθ/

king of Scotland (died in 1057)

From this reading MACBETH.

miserableadjectiveUS /ˈmɪzərəbəl/

very unhappy; full of misery

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

mountedadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntəd/

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

nationnounUS /ˈneɪʃən/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No, not to live.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading No, not to live.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

Omehr

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From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/

an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

southnounUS /saʊθ/

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Fit to govern!

tyrantnounUS /ˈtaɪrənt/

a cruel and oppressive dictator

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

untitledadjective

not of the nobility

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

wholesomeadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊlsəm/

conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading O nation miserable, With an untitled tyrant, bloody-sceptred, When shalt thou see thy wholesome days again?

woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/

people who are wounded

From this reading The third Friday after Gilbert had been wounded, he mounted his horse, and, accompanied by Father Omehr, set out for the Castle of Hers, which lay some four leagues distant to the south.

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